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Emergency landing strips for IAF to be built in 15 days: Nitin Gadkari
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Emergency landing strips for IAF to be built in 15 days: Nitin Gadkari

On Thursday, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari told the media that the emergency landing facilities for the Indian Air Force' planes would be developed within 15 days instead of 1.5 years.

Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister, and Gadkari inaugurated a 3-km-long emergency landing facility on National Highway 925 in Rajasthan for the IAF aircraft. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) took approximately 19 months to build the emergency landing strip on the Satta-Gandharv stretch on NH-925 in Barmer.

NH-925 is the first national highway of India to be utilised for emergency landing by the IAF planes.

Gadkari said the armed forces must build a small airport there.

Defence activities should be conducted, and there would also be a small set of civil operations. If private airlines begin one or two daily flights, local people will get helped too.

Additionally, Gadkari said that the emergency landing strips would be built at 19 other places to improve the country’s security. He said that this highway runway would additionally enhance the country's security in protecting the strategically significant borders.

Emergency landing facilities will be built in Andhra Pradesh on Nellore – Ongole road and Ongole – Chilakaluripet road, Kharagpur – Balasore road in West Bengal, Phalodi – Jaisalmer road and Barmer – Jaisalmer road in Rajasthan, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, near Sangrur in Punjab, on Puducherry road, on Bhuj-Naliya road in Gujarat and Surat-Baroda road, in Haryana on Mandi Dabwali to Odhan road, Bagdogra-Hashirama road, Kharagpur – Keonjhar road and near Panagarh or KKD, Hashirama-Tezpur route, Leh/Nyoma area in Assam and on the Jorhat-Baraghat road, in Jammu and Kashmir in the Banihal-Srinagar road, near Sivasagar, and Hashirama-Guwahati road in Assam.

Additionally, the minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the construction of a world-class national highway is being done at a record pace. He said that the National Highways would also be of value to the army, which would make India more secure and prepared for emergencies.

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On Thursday, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari told the media that the emergency landing facilities for the Indian Air Force' planes would be developed within 15 days instead of 1.5 years. Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister, and Gadkari inaugurated a 3-km-long emergency landing facility on National Highway 925 in Rajasthan for the IAF aircraft. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) took approximately 19 months to build the emergency landing strip on the Satta-Gandharv stretch on NH-925 in Barmer. NH-925 is the first national highway of India to be utilised for emergency landing by the IAF planes. Gadkari said the armed forces must build a small airport there. Defence activities should be conducted, and there would also be a small set of civil operations. If private airlines begin one or two daily flights, local people will get helped too. Additionally, Gadkari said that the emergency landing strips would be built at 19 other places to improve the country’s security. He said that this highway runway would additionally enhance the country's security in protecting the strategically significant borders. Emergency landing facilities will be built in Andhra Pradesh on Nellore – Ongole road and Ongole – Chilakaluripet road, Kharagpur – Balasore road in West Bengal, Phalodi – Jaisalmer road and Barmer – Jaisalmer road in Rajasthan, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, near Sangrur in Punjab, on Puducherry road, on Bhuj-Naliya road in Gujarat and Surat-Baroda road, in Haryana on Mandi Dabwali to Odhan road, Bagdogra-Hashirama road, Kharagpur – Keonjhar road and near Panagarh or KKD, Hashirama-Tezpur route, Leh/Nyoma area in Assam and on the Jorhat-Baraghat road, in Jammu and Kashmir in the Banihal-Srinagar road, near Sivasagar, and Hashirama-Guwahati road in Assam. Additionally, the minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the construction of a world-class national highway is being done at a record pace. He said that the National Highways would also be of value to the army, which would make India more secure and prepared for emergencies. Image Source

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