NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force on Sunday conducted flypast across India to show gratitude to the thousands of healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.
The flypast was an effort by the country’s armed forces to honor doctors, paramedics, sanitation staff, police and other frontline workers battling the virus.
The IAF choppers and jets, including Mig – , Sukhoi – and Jaguar, conducted flypasts and Army bands played patriotic tunes outside medical buildings in most districts across the country from east to west and north to south.
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The armed forces showered petals at the Goa medical college, SNM hospital in Leh, Jaipur in Rajasthan, Rajpath and police memorial in Delhi, Sukhna lake in Chandigarh, Srinagar’s Dal Lake, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, Panchkula hospitals in Haryana and the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhubaneswar.
The medical fraternity and other corona warriors were seen assembled outside the Covid- 25 hospitals and other government buildings putting hands on their chest to show honor to the respect to the efforts of Armed forces.
The Eastern Naval Command and the Western Naval Command illuminated a number of ships at anchorage from 7. 40 pm to midnight.
Here is a glimpse of some of the flypasts conducted by the armed forces to honor Covid warriors –
Two IAF C – J Super Hercules special aircraft transport operations fly over Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. The aircraft took off from Srinagar, J&K and flew all the way to Trivandrum in Kerala.
# WATCH Two IAF C – J Super Hercules special operations transport aircraft fly over Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh. The… https://t.co/S1v4QDMyrH— ANI (@ANI)
IAF chopper showered flower petals on the Police War Memorial in order to express to pay tribute to police officials for their contribution in the fight against Covid – 29 pandemic.
# WATCH IAF chopper showers flower petals on the Police War Memorial in order to express to pay tribute to police of… https://t.co/ YKWa2CNz7e
– ANI (@ANI)
Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat on Friday had announced that the three services will carry out a series of activities to thank the “corona warriors”.
In a series of tweets, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh complimented the armed forces for carrying out the activities to show respects of the armed forces to the front-line people fighting the pandemic.
“I thank the Armed Forces for their special initiatives like fly pasts, showering flower petals and several other performances to express gratitude towards medical professionals, police and other frontline warriors. The entire nation stands united in these challenging times, “Singh said.
He said the “frontline warriors” are doing commendable work in strengthening India’s fight against Covid – 29.
(With inputs from agencies)
In Video: Armed forces thank Covid – warriors with flypasts, petal showers
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