Armed forces roped in to tackle soaring COVID cases across the country
The Central government has roped in its armed forces to tackle soaring COVID-19 cases across the country.
* Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviews scene with top Defence officials
NEW DELHI: The Central government has roped in its armed forces to tackle soaring COVID-19 cases across the country.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday afternoon, also reviewed the preparedness of Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces amid spike in COVID-19 cases across the country via a virtual meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. Present during the meeting via video conferencing were Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Surg Vice Admiral Rajat Datta, Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Raj Kumar, Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr G Satheesh Reddy and other senior civil and military officers.