Emergency Landing Facilities to be developed at 19 more places for India’s security: Nitin Gadkari
Nitin Gadkari said Emergency Landing Facilities will be made at 19 more places to strengthen India’s security
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New Delhi, September 09: Union minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said Emergency Landing Facilities or ELF’s will be developed at 19 more places to strengthen India’s security.
Shri Gadkari said that at 19 more places in the country: on Phalodi – Jaisalmer road and Barmer – Jaisalmer road in Rajasthan, Kharagpur – Balasore road in West Bengal, Kharagpur – Keonjhar road and near Panagarh/KKD, Chennai in Tamil Nadu, on Puducherry road, in Andhra Pradesh on Nellore – Ongole road and Ongole – Chilakaluripet road, in Haryana on Mandi Dabwali to Odhan road, near Sangrur in Punjab, on Bhuj-Naliya road in Gujarat and on Surat-Baroda road, in Jammu and Kashmir in the Banihal-Srinagar road , Leh/Nyoma area in Assam and on the Jorhat-Baraghat road, near Sivasagar, Bagdogra-Hashimara road, Hashimara-Tezpur route and Hashimara-Guwahati road in Assam, more ELF’s are to be developed.
The Minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the construction of a world class National Highway is being carried out at record pace. He said that, now, our National Highways will also be of use to the army, which will make India much more secure and always ready for emergency situations.
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Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria too, were present at the inauguration.