January 12, 2021: The first batch of Covid-19 vaccine is likely to reach Guwahati on Tuesday.

Already, a special flight carrying the vaccine has departed from Pune.

"Today @airindiain @flyspicejet @goairlinesindia & @IndiGo6E will operate 9 flights from Pune with 56.5 lakh doses to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Bengaluru, Lucknow & Chandigarh," tweeted union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

He further tweeted, "Civil aviation sector launches yet another momentous mission. Vaccine movement starts. First two flights operated by @flyspicejet & @goairlinesindia from Pune to Delhi & Chennai have taken off."