Indian armed forces actively came forward and provided support and assistance as the second wave of coronavirus ravages the country.Rajnath Singh on Twitter wrote, "Fighting the Invisible Enemy: MoD's Response on COVID-19 Surge Sensing the emergency, the whole Government machinery immediately swung into action by mobilising all possible resources".Singh highlighted some of the key achievements of the armed forces amid the Covid-19 crisis.
For instance, "DRDO has set up a 500-bed COVID-19 facility each in New Delhi and Lucknow, a 900-bed hospital in Ahmedabad and converted ESIC Hospital in Patna to COVID hospital with 500 beds".He further underscored IAF's effort to augment the supply of oxygen amid the shortages.