Emergency Landing Strips on Highways
28 Emergency Landing Facilities (ELF) were identified by Indian Air Force. Details of 28 identified ELF are as under:
|
S.No.
|
State
|
Nos. of Emergency Landing Facility
|
|
1
|
Assam
|
5
|
|
2
|
West Bengal
|
4
|
|
3
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
3
|
|
4
|
Gujarat
|
3
|
|
5
|
Rajasthan
|
3
|
|
6
|
Bihar
|
2
|
|
7
|
Haryana
|
2
|
|
8
|
J&K
|
2
|
|
9
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2
|
|
10
|
Punjab
|
1
|
|
11
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1
|
|
Total
|
28
|
These ELFs are capable of operations by Military Aircraft and can also be used for similar class of civilian aircraft if required.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
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MJPS
(Release ID :234248)