DW BUREAU Congratulating the people of Ludhiana district for the 20.75 lakh mark in its Covid vaccination drive, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said that achieving this target was a success of every single resident of Ludhiana. Interacting with residents in his weekly Facebook live session on the official page of DPRO, the DC stated that without people's cooperation it was impossible to vaccinate such a large number of people and become the first district in the state to cover 20.75 lakh people in this drive that started on January 16 last. He added that such large level Immunization would help to tackle the third wave more effectively. He said that vaccines are the only way to return to normalcy and the district administration will leave no stone unturned by vaccinating every eligible before the advent of the possible third wave. The DC lauded the efforts of those vaccinated and those making the vaccination drive a success especially health teams and also hailed the contribution of industries, NGOs and resident welfare societies which organized inoculation camps in the district. He also said that despite cases being reported in the single digit, there is a greater need to be vigilant as the virus is still among us and we have to be very cautious. He asked the people to continue to observe Covid-19 appropriate behaviour including wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, and observing hand hygiene. (editor@dailyworld.in)