4 km long of National Highway 37 (NH-37) near Moran area of Dibrugarh district of Assam is now being prepared for the emergency landing of Indian Air Force fighter jets like Sukhoi and Rafael. This special facility is likely to start from October. He wrote, ‘Fighter aircraft like Rafale and SU-30 will be able to make emergency landing on the 4 km long emergency landing strip being prepared on the highway of Assam by October. The Indian Army is fully prepared to deal with every challenge on the northeast border.
This facility will be held in two places in Assam
Chief Minister Himant Biswa Sarma took stock of the progress and security arrangements of the construction work. The state government said that similar emergency landing facilities will be developed at two other places in Assam. One of them will be built on the Barama-Thihu highway and the other will be built in Shankarpur area of Hojai district. The Chief Minister said, ‘This initiative is not only important for national security, but will also prove to be very helpful in the state of disaster. This will further strengthen the strategic strength of Northeast India. ‘& Nbsp;
part of government strategy
Construction of emergency landing strips on national highways is part of the strategy of the Central Government under which fighter aircraft can also be landed on the road in the event of war or disaster. For this, the Central Government, along with the state government, is developing the facility of emergency landing of fighter aircraft in many parts of the country. The central and state governments together are making such landing strips in many parts of the country. This initiative is not only important from a military point of view, but will also help in disaster management. These facilities being produced in Assam will increase the strength of the Indian Air Force.
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