All three wings of the armed forces – the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force pay tributes to the frontline workers who have been working selflessly since the menace of Wuhan virus began. The act of honouring the frontliners includes playing military bands, lighting up ships at sea, flypasts and showering of flower petals across different regions of the country.
The IAF aircraft C-130J Super Hercules is flying from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The flight flew over Rajpath in Delhi at 10:15 AM. The aircraft was spotted over the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh and is on its way to the southern part of India.
Meanwhile, the Indian Air Force choppers showered petals on Police War Memorial in Delhi as a mark of respect to the police officers maintaining law and order amidst the lockdown. It also flew past the Government Hospital in Panchkula to honour the medical professionals. Navy choppers in Goa to showered petals on frontline health workers at the Goa Medical College.
In Mumbai, Indian Air Force’s Su-30 aircraft flew past Marine Drive. An IAF chopper showered flower petals over the Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru to honour the healthcare workers.
Later in the evening, Naval ships on the coasts of Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Karwar, Port Blair, Vizag and Porbandar, will illuminate flare fires in solidarity with the frontliners. The Army bands will visit select hospitals and pay tributes.