Armed forces to conduct fly-pasts, shower flower petals on frontline warriors on Sunday

New Delhi: In a grand display of gratitude to the Corona warriors, the India’s armed forces will conduct fly-pasts, light up ships at sea and shower petals on hospitals to elaborate the importance of thanking doctors, medical staff and other front-line workers battling the Covid-19 outbreak. Chief Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat made the announcement last evening.  

 

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The announcement came shortly before the Home Ministry released a statement of extending the nationwide lockdown by 2 weeks. The announcements by the Chief of Defence Staff were welcomed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

 

“We (wish to) convey our gratitude to each and every corona warrior and all the citizens of our nation. On May 3 there will be some special activities as a gesture of special gratitude by all three forces,” General Bipin Rawat said.

 

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The “gesture of special gratitude” will consist of the Air Force conducting fly-pasts “from Kashmir to Kanyakumari (and) from Assam in the northeast to Kutch in Gujarat”.

 

Meanwhile, the Navy will display its gratitude by lighting up ships stationed along India’s shoreline, General Rawat added. A third “gesture of special gratitude” will be helicopters showering petals on hospitals and army bands playing outside medical buildings in most districts.

 

 

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