States »NortPosted at: May 7 2021 7:13PM

Over 100 ESM volunteers deployed for COVID duty in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 7 (UNI) Over 100 Ex-Servicemen (ESM) have been deployed for COVID duty in the Kashmir valley, an official spokesman said Friday evening.
He said Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Pandurang K Pole, has deployed these ESM volunteers.
The volunteers have been divided into a team of ten each for each district in the Valley and have also reported to respective District Collectors and employed to augment the District Hospital Manpower and in crowd control.
These Kashmiri heroes have come forward to again serve the AWAAM and the country with utter disregard to their personal comforts. A true testimony to their spirit which says once again on hearing the clarion call the ESM community has volunteered to re-attire themselves as COVID warriors.
Kashmir Division has a total of 8308 ESM, out of which 1412 ESM have volunteered to come to the rescue of already overburdened civil medical infrastructure and serve the AWAM.
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