For the first time since the country gained freedom, the armed forces bands will perform all over the country celebrating the Independence Day to pay tribute to corona warriors.
Giving this information here on Wednesday, Defence Ministry officials said the performances are intended as gestures of gratitude and appreciation of the nation towards the Corona warriors who have been steadfastly fighting to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the country even at the risk of their lives.
The bands of Army, Navy and Police have performed at Porbandar, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Raipur, Amritsar, Guwahati, Allahabad and Kolkata so far. The Military and Police Bands performed on Wednesday in Vishakha-patnam, Nagpur and Gwalior.
On August 7, the Military Bands are scheduled to perform in Srinagar and Kolkata. Tri services Band will be giving three performances in Delhi, one each at Red Fort, at Rajpath and at India Gate on August 8, 9 and 12 respectively.
Military and Police Bands will also perform in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Shimla and Almora on August 8, in Chennai, Nasirabad, ANC (Andaman& Nicobar Command) Flag Point and Dandi on August 9 and in Imphal, Bhopal and Jhansi on August 12. The final performance of the series will be held on August 13 in Lucknow, Faizabad, Shillong, Madurai and Champaran.