One of the ships of Eastern Naval Command illuminated during rehearsals on Saturday.
Here is a snap shot of some of the activities the nation will witness today
# The thanksgiving activities would start with laying of wreaths at the police memorial in Delhi and in other cities honouring the police personnel deployed for enforcement of the nationwide lockdown, officials told PTI.
# An IAF helicopter will shower flower petals over the Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General (IDBG) Hospital in Kolkata at 10.30 am.
# Flower petals would also be dropped by IAF aircraft over hospitals at Guwahati, Itanagar and Shillong.
# A flypast by Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft would also be held by IAF over the Assam Assembly at Dispur in Guwahati.
# An Air Force band display would be held at Guwahati.
# A Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy would also shower flower petals on the district government hospital in Kochi.
# The Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi, in sync with CDS Bipin Rawat's directive, would represent the Indian Armed Forces to express gratitude and appreciation to the citizens of the nation for the perseverance and the efforts of the virus warriors.
# Senior officers from Southern Naval Command headquarters would visit General Hospital, Ernakulam, and thank the medical fraternity, paramedics, healthcare workers, police officials and district collector for their efforts in maintaining Ernakulam as a 'Green Zone'.
# Different aircraft of Indian Navy including Dornier, Sea King, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and Chetak would carry out a flypast over the Marine Drive in Kochi followed by a steam-past by seven Fast Interceptor Crafts (FIC) who are involved in coastal security of Kerala and Lakshadweep, along the Marine Drive, at slow speed with banners saying 'thank you' to the coronavirus warriors.
# Later, four Indian Naval and Coast Guard ships would anchor in the centre of the channel opposite the Marine Drive and carry out a traditional illumination and firing of green flares alongside sounding of siren to emphasise Navy's solidarity with the Covid warriors.
# The Southern Naval Command (SNC) band would play some famous numbers on a warship berthed opposite the CSL and Venduruthy bridge.
# The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) would also join the armed forces across the country to show solidarity with the “corona warriors” Sunday.
# Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) wouldbe visiting Government TB and Chest Hospital and GITAM Hospital, at Visakhapatnam, which are the designated COVID hospitals, and felicitate the medical fraternity.
# Then a naval helicopter from INS Dega would be showering flower petals on hospitals treating COVID patients at Visakhapatnam.
# Two Indian Navy ships would also be at anchorage off R K Beach and illuminated from 7.30 pm to midnight on Sunday. They would also salute the ‘corona warriors’ through traditional naval ceremonials.
# Two ENC ships would be at anchorage off the Marina Beach at Chennai to honour and salute these ‘corona warriors’ by illuminating and traditional naval ceremonials.
# These ships would also fire green flares signifying good wishes for the health of our citizens.
Army helicopter showers flower petals on Ahmedabad hospitals thanking the medical staff engaged in combating Covid-19 on Sunday morning.
Indian Air Force choppers on Sunday showered flower petals on the National War Memorial and the hospitals across the country to honour the police officials and medical experts who are at the forefront in the fight against the Covid-19 disease. An IAF chopper first showered flower petals on the National War Memorial in New Delhi, paying tributes to the police officials for their work and determination amid the nationwide lockdown. Watch more videos here
The military jets, including Sukhoi-30 MKI, MiG-29 and Jaguar, flew over Rajpath, Delhi's centrepiece boulevard, and then orbited over the city for around 30 minutes from 11 am. Premier transport aircraft C-130 also carried out a separate fly-past covering the Delhi and the NCR region. The aircraft flew at an approximate height of 500 metres to 1000 metres keeping aerospace safety in mind. (PTI)
Southern Naval Command pays tribute to health workers in Kochi.
The Indian Air Force chopper showers flower petals on Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru to express solidarity to healthcare workers fighting against Covid-19.
A band of Indian Air Force performs while moving around the premises of Victoria Hospitalerforms while moving around the premises of Victoria Hospital, a hospital decicated to Covid-19 treatment in Bengaluru.
An Indian Army band performs for the doctors and medical staff of Sir Gangaram Hospital in New Delhi as a thanksgiving gesture towards their role in combating COVID-19 pandemic.
Air Force showers petals on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS.
Three SU-30 aircraft of Indian Air Force flew past over the SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad on Sunday morning. (Express Photo: Javed Raja)
Aerial salute to corona warriors by Indian Air Force over Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in New Delhi.
Air Force showers petals on doctors and medical staff of Sir Gangaram Hospital as a thanksgiving gesture towards their role during Corona COVID-19 pandemic in New Delhi.
IAF pays floral tribute to health workers of Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram
Indian Air Force chopper holds flypast over SNM hospital in Leh.
The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) would also join the armed forces across the country to show solidarity with the 'corona warriors' Sunday.
Indian Air Force chopper showers flower petals on Chirayu Medical College and Hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
An Army helicopter drops flower petals on PGIMER in Chandigarh to salute their service towards saving the nation from Covid-19.The health staff at the hospital appreciate the initiative.
INS Jalashwa in the Bay of Bengal saluting the corona warriors including doctors, nurses, other health workers, sanitation staff and police personnel who have been fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi, in sync with CDS Bipin Rawat's directive, would represent the Indian Armed Forces to express gratitude and appreciation to the citizens of the nation for the perseverance and the efforts of the virus warriors.
Army helicopter showers flower petals on Ahmedabad hospitals thanking the medical staff engaged in combating Covid-19 on Sunday morning.
A Globemaster aercraft of IAF flies past Sukhna Lake to express solidarity with medical staff engaged in the battle against coronavirus pandemic in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Indian Air Force pays aerial tribute to corona warriors
IAF helicopter Mi17 1V will drop petals on hospitals. The schedule is as follows:
Indian Air Force aircraft SU-30 flypast Marine Drive in Mumbai thanking the medical staff and all frontline workers in fighting COVID-19. (Photo: ANI)
Indian Air Force aircraft flypast over Rajpath to express gratitude towards medical professionals and all frontline workers in fighting COVID19.
Navy chopper showers flower petals on Goa Medical College in Panaji to express gratitude towards medical professionals combatting coronavirus.
IAF chopper holds flypast over Government Hospital in Haryana's Panchkula. Indian Army band performs outside.
Indian Air Force to shower flower petals on hospitals across country.
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