Army Chief General M M Naravane on Thursday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi concerning the Army’s efforts in serving to the nation struggle the pandemic.
The two “discussed various initiatives being taken by the Army to help in Covid management”, the Prime Minister’s Office stated in a press release.
According to the assertion, Gen Naravane apprised Modi that “medical staff of the Army is being made available to various state governments”, and that the Army is “setting up temporary hospitals in various parts of the country”.
Gen Naravane additionally advised the Prime Minister that the Army “is opening up its hospitals for civilians, wherever possible” and that “citizens can approach their nearest army hospitals”. The Army, he stated, “is helping with manpower for imported Oxygen tankers and vehicles where specialised skills are required to manage them”.
