Ministry of Defence
UMANG SUB AREA EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH CORONA WARRIORS
Posted On:
03 MAY 2020 5:57PM by PIB Mumbai
Nagpur, 03 May 2020
Uttar Maharashtra & Gujarat Sub Area (UMANG) expressed solidarity with COVID-19 Warriors at special functions held across Nagpur on 03 May 2020. Series of events were organised at Police Memorial, GMC & IGMC hospitals and other such places to acknowledge the yeoman service of all the frontline COVID-19 Warriors including Doctors, Nurses, Policemen, Paramedical Staff, Conservancy Staff and all those who are providing essential services while risking their lives to serve the people of the Nation.
In the ongoing Corona Pandemic the Police, Safai Karmacharies and Medical Personnel have been working beyond the call of duty in the fight against the disease. They have been putting in long hours on the frontline towards the same. UMANG Sub Area on its part has taken a number of initiatives to alleviate their hardships. The Sub Area has been regularly providing refreshments to policemen deployed on the roads in this extreme weather at Nagpur. The Sub Area has also provided food to destitutes from time to time.
In response to the call by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to observe 03 May 2020 as `Solidarity Day’, UMANG organized various events to express their sincere gratitude towards COVID-19 Warriors. Wreath laying and Guard of honor was organized at Police Memorial at Takli Ground, Nagpur. The Sub Area also honoured medical staff of IGMCH and GMCH, the two designated COVID hospitals at Nagpur. Civilian Conservancy Staff working with UMANG Sub Area were also recognised for their untiring efforts in these difficult times. Maj Gen Rajesh Kundra, AVSM, SM, GOC, UMANG Sub Area lauded and thanked the efforts of all the Corona Warriors and assured all necessary assistance to the Civil Administration in their battle against the pandemic.
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Wreath Laying and Guard of Honour at Police War Memorial, Takli Ground, Nagpur on 03 May 2020.
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Wreath Laying and Guard of Honour at Police War Memorial, Takli Ground, Nagpur on 03 May 2020.
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Felicitation of Hospital staff and Distribution of sweets by Uttar Maharashtra and Gujarat Sub Area at Covid Hospitals in Nagpur on 03 May 2020.
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Felicitation of Hospital staff and Distribution of sweets by Uttar Maharashtra and Gujarat Sub Area at Covid Hospitals in Nagpur on 03 May 2020.
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Felicitation of Hospital staff and Distribution of sweets by Uttar Maharashtra and Gujarat Sub Area at Covid Hospitals in Nagpur on 03 May 2020.
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Felicitation of Hospital staff and Distribution of sweets by Uttar Maharashtra and Gujarat Sub Area at Covid Hospitals in Nagpur on 03 May 2020.
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Felicitation of Conservancy Staff by Uttar Maharashtra and Gujarat Sub Area in Nagpur on 03 May 2020.
(Basantkumar B Pande)
Group captain
Public Relation Officer
Ministry Of Defence
BBP/VSJ/21/2020
(Release ID: 1620654)
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