Mumbai, Nov. 29 -- As part of his effort to review the progress of Covid-19 vaccine development, its launch and distribution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited major vaccine manufacturing institutions - Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech facility in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune - and interacted with the scientists there to get "a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges and roadmap in India's endeavour to vaccinate its citizens".

Modi began his day-long three-city tour in the morning by flying first to Ahmedabad and thereafter heading to Zydus Cadila's Vaccine Technology Centre located at Changodar Park, where he went around the place and interacted with the team of scient...