2,000 NCC cadets deployed
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 11
The National Cadet Corps (NCC) has deployed some 2,000 of its cadets under the ‘Exercise NCC Yogdan’ in fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Around 2,000 cadets have already been deployed in 12 states and union territories with maximum deployment in Tamil Nadu where 306 of them are performing various duties.
As the lockdown continues, more and more states are in the process of requisitioning NCC cadets for various tasks. The Headquarters Directorate General NCC is monitoring the number of cadets volunteering for the cause. Around 50,000 cadets have so far volunteered to contribute.
The cadets can be deployed for various duties like, traffic management, supply chain management, preparation and packaging of food items, distribution of food and essential items, queue management, social distancing, manning control centres and CCTV control rooms. Apart from this, NCC cadets are sensitising the people to the pandemic by sending messages on social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp, etc.
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