Indian Navy Chief Adm Karambir Singh, in a message to the naval fraternity, called the current COVID situation as “probably the biggest humanitarian challenge” the country faced till date since Independence and said that the pandemic is spreading to rural areas and they are in need of help.
Observing that nearly 80% of uniformed Naval personnel have received their two vaccine shots due to which there are relatively safer, Adm. Singh said, “We have to contribute back to the nation with our full might, in these difficult times.”
Giving an overview of the ongoing efforts to bring emergency oxygen and other medical supplies through sea under Operation Samudra Setu II for which nine ships have been deployed, Adm. Singh said so far the Navy has already brought nearly 21 containers each of 20 MT capacity, of which 13 were filled with Liquid Medical Oxygen, more than 6,000 oxygen cylinders, and large number of COVID relief materials. “Our commitment is to bring in 3000 MT of oxygen,” he stated.