Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced the formation of a ''Community Volunteer Force'' (Saamuhya Sannadha Sena) which will have a 2,36,000 strong volunteer force. "The Community Volunteer Force would help the administration to contain the spread of the COVID-19. Youths in the age group of 22-40 can enrol through a web portal, ''sannadham.kerala.gov.in''," he told a press conference this evening.
The Local Self Governments will be able to deploy them on short notice. Home delivery of food items, locate and identify the marginalised to help them, serve as bystanders in hospitals and distribution of regional produce would be some of the tasks and responsibilities of this Volunteer Force.
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