Indian Air Force identifies 28 emergency landing strips on highways
Highlight
- Emergency Landing Facilities (ELFs) capable of being operated by military aircraft
- ELF can also be used for civil aircraft of the same class, if required.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has identified 28 Emergency Landing Facilities (ELFs) on highways across the country. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement that five such ELFs are in Assam, four in West Bengal, three in Andhra Pradesh, three in Gujarat, three in Rajasthan, two in Bihar, two in Haryana, two in Jammu and Kashmir. Two in Tamil Nadu and one each in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
These ELFs are capable of being operated by military aircraft and can also be used for civilian aircraft of the same class if necessary. This information was given by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
Gadkari also told the House that as a policy, minimum trees have been cut in the marginal belt of land for the implementation of National Highway projects and added that so far “no major impact on the environment has been made” due to the National Highway projects. Is”.
He said, “There may be marginally positive impact on the environment as more trees are planted in lieu of felled trees. The ministry has also decided to use technology and expertise to transplant trees instead of cutting them. This work is in progress. But it is,” he said. ,
(with ANI inputs)
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