JALORE: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Transportation and Highway Road Minister, Nitin Gadkari, an emergency landing field inaugurated (ELF) and also witnessed aircraft operations at the runway at the NH-925 in the Gandhav Bhakasar section in the south of Barmer on Thursday.
This is the first time the national highway is used for the IAF aircraft emergency landing.
NHAI has developed a part of 3 km of stretching the Satta-Gandhav NH-925A for the Indian Air Force, which is part of the two new paved lanes developed from the Gagariya-Bakhasar & Satta-Gandhav which has a total length of 196.97 km and RS 765.52 costs Crore under Bharatmala Pariyanajana.
Speaking on that occasion, Gadkari described more runaway in Rajasthan.
He said, “Although this is the first of a good run in this country, we are working on 19 similar projects throughout the country.
Out of these two will become Rajasthan between Phalodi to Jaisalmer and Barmer to Jaisalmer.
We work with science and technology with innovation as Focus.
“The minister further said that Nhai was willing to give land for small airports in this region to be used for defense and civilian purposes.
The work was carried out by M / S GHV India Pvt Ltd under the supervision of IAF and NHAI.
During the normal time of the fairy will be used for fluent road traffic flow.
But during the elf operation for the Indian Air Force Order, the service road will be used to run smoothly road traffic.
This landing strip will be able to facilitate landings.
Of all types of Indian aircraft.
The defense minister while congratulating the institutions responsible for this work added that the foundation was so close to the international border sending a strong message to all the possibilities of India.