Highlights

  • Union ministers inaugurate emergency landing strip for IAF
  • A stretch on NH-925 in Barmer will be used by IAF for emergency landing
  • It was constructed in 19 months, between July 2019 and January 2021.

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A stretch on NH-925 which will be used for emergency landing by the Indian Air Force was inaugurated by the two union ministers on Thursday.

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    A Hercules C-130 J IAF plane, carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Roadways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, conducted a mock emergency landing on National Highway 925 in Barmer, Rajasthan. A Jaguar fighter jet and Sukhoi Su-30 also conducted a mock drill on the stretch.

    Satta-Gandhav stretch on the highway which will be used for emergency landing by the Indian Air Force was inaugurated by the two union ministers on Thursday. NH-925 is India’s first national highway to be used for emergency landing of IAF aircraft.

    The emergency landing strip is 196.97 km long and costed Rs 765.52 crore. It was constructed in 19 months, between July 2019 and January 2021.

    Rajnath SinghNitin GadkariIndian air force

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