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"Be ready for toughest eventualities,": ITBP DG to personnel

New Delhi: Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Indo Tibet Border Police (ITBP) Director-General SS Deswal has written to his personnel urging them to continue practising physical activity. He also asked them to be ready for toughest eventualities.

"Physical activity has become more important in this period of lockdown around us. We are accustomed to physical work in normal times. These are hard times, almost traumatic as many activities are restricted," said DG ITBP.

He said, "Lockdown for us doesn't mean no activity, manner of conducting activities has to change. Just maintain social distancing and better hygiene. We need to increase our physical activities on our campuses and at home to maintain a healthy life. Lockdown should not be classified as no activity phase."

According to SS Deswal, it requires more physical activities and they (soldiers) should ensure that their family members also do physical activity. It will keep all of them fit, active and away from stress due to prevailing conditions globally.

"I am proud of each one of you as all of you have chosen keeping yourself fit and strong as a way of life. ITBP is helping out people in stress at several places in providing food and necessities to needy people in remote areas at borders. Chhawla quarantine facility has helped more than a thousand Indians to rehabilitate happily after they faced traumatic conditions abroad" he told his personnel.

He urged his men to be ready for toughest eventualities. They are for the country for protection and selfless service. "Fly your ITBP and national flag Tiranga high and higher. Keep it up," he added.

They are proud of their medical and maintenance, supplies team at Chhawla camp, they have rendered selfless services to countrymen. "They always reflected happiness and maintained humility- a way of life by Himveers. All our hospitals are ready to help out and treat our countrymen," he said.

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