Coronavirus | Time for armed forces to rise to occasion, says Bipin Rawat

The three services as well as other wings of the defence ministry have been extending support to various State governments and Union Territories.

As India battles a devastating wave of coronavirus infection, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Tuesday called upon the armed forces to rise to the occasion and support the civil administrations across the country in dealing the pandemic as well as creating mitigation facilities in a time-bound manner. In a message, Gen Rawat said timely support at this juncture is important. “This is the time for the armed forces to rise to the occasion and support the civil administration in creating COVID mitigation facilities in a time-bound manner. Timely support at this juncture is important,” he said.