The second phase of vaccination of the Service personnel and Defence Civilians, as part of the Frontline Workers vaccination, commenced on Monday at Bhopal Military Station with Lt Gen Atulya Solankey, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding Sudarshan Chakra and Major General Vimal Kumar Tripathi General Officer Commanding Headquarters Paschim Madhya Pradesh Sub Area being vaccinated along with 100 Defence personnels at MH Bhopal. Vaccination of the Health care workers has already been undertaken.
Indian Army has been actively contributing in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. In Bhopal a Qurantine facility for 234 INSOC-D ex Qwait was established and the troops apart from maintainning high degree of adherence to the COVID-19 protocols have been involved in facilitation of Corona Warriors of the state. Army Medical authorities have been assisting District Administration in Conduct of RAT tests of the candidates arriving from the various parts of the country at the Service Selection Centre located at Bhopal. Army Rescue coloums conducted rescue operations at Hoshangabad and Sehore districts during the floods in the previous monsoons with due COVID protocols.
The vaccination drive will be conducted over next few months to cover all Service personnel and the Defence Civilians located at Bhopal Military Station. A detailed plan has been worked out for the same by the Station Commander and same will be executed in a meticulous manner so as to achieve the target while retaining the operational functionality of the Military Station.