Updated: Jan 14, 2021, 04:41 PM IST
Due to coronavirus, this year's Republic Day Parade will be a little out of the ordinary. The NSG, the elite force of India for counter-terror operations, has decided to make changes for the parade as per the COVID-19 health protocols.
Earlier, the NSG commandos marched down Rajpath shoulder-to-shoulder, but this time they wil be marching with a distance of more than 1.5 metres from each other as per the COVID-19 protocols.
Almost 40 percent of the actual strength of the commandos will participate in the Republic Day Parade as compared to the previous year. A bunch of commandos along with senior Indian Army and Paramilitary officers reach Rajpath at 5 am in the morning every day and practice till 10 am.