Residents of suburbs like Kandivli, Borivli and Dahisar will soon be able to get the Covid-19 vaccine at a drive-in facility planned at the parking lot located at the entrance of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The civic body recently approached the Forest Department for permissions, and the Chief Conservator of forests and the SGNP Director G Mallikarjun okayed the facility on May 12. The permissions were communicated to the R Central ward office.

Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (APCCF)-Wildlife West, Sunil Limaye said, “The BMC wanted to set up a drive-in vaccination centre at Borivli. They approached us as we have a huge parking lot outside the main gate of SGNP. We have given them permission for the same with certain conditions.”