IAF maintaining 24x7 readiness for Covid relief operations: Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria tells PM Modi

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the efforts undertaken by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to help in the Covid-19 related situation.

Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief RKS Bhadauria briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday on the fleet's operations, including airlifting oxygen containers from abroad and domestic. Took stock of the ongoing efforts by the Indian Air Force to mitigate the COVID-19 situation.IAF is focussing on various aspects of COVID relief work, which is helping many citizens across the nation. https://t.co/jWqnAo9bnL “Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria informed the Prime Minister that the IAF has ordered 24x7 readiness of the entire heavy-lift fleet and substantial numbers of the medium-lift fleet to operate in a hub and spoke model to rapidly meet all Covid-related tasks across the country and overseas,” said the press release. The IAF chief informed that the force is deploying big as well as medium-sized aircraft to cover all terrains. He also briefed the PM about a dedicated Covid Air Support Cell set up by the IAF to ensure faster coordination with different ministries and agencies to Covid related operations.