India’s 1st Emergency Touchdown Facility: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on September 9, 2021, inaugurated the Emergency Touchdown Facility on the Satta-Gandhav stretch of Nationwide Freeway (NH) 925A in Barmer in Rajasthan. The C-130J Tremendous Hercules transport plane of the Indian Air Power (IAF) with Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria onboard landed at Emergency Area Touchdown on the Nationwide Freeway in Jalore, Rajasthan on September 9, 2021.
For the primary time, a Nationwide Freeway might be used for the emergency touchdown of plane of the Indian Air Power (IAF).
The event of roadways as key infrastructure has enabled the development of high-quality expressways and highways that may be utilized as runways with few modifications. With the development of restricted extra infrastructure on these runways and expressways, numerous kinds of plane throughout emergencies may be operated.
#WATCH | C-130J Tremendous Hercules transport plane with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Highway Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari & Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria onboard lands at Emergency Area Touchdown on the Nationwide Freeway in Jalore, Rajasthan pic.twitter.com/BmOKmqyC5u
— ANI (@ANI)
September 9, 2021
Who constructed the Emergency Touchdown Facility on Nationwide Freeway?
As per the Ministry of Highway, Transport and Highways, the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI) developed a 3 kilometers part of the Satta-Gandhav stretch of NH-925A from Km. 41/430 to Km 44/430 was developed as an Emergency Touchdown Facility (ELF) for the Indian Air Power (IAF). That is a part of the newly developed two-lane paved shoulder of the Satta-Gandhav and Gagariya-Bakhasar part which has a complete size of 196.97 kilometers and price price Rs 765.52 crores underneath the Bharatmala Pariyojana.
Growth of Emergency Touchdown Facility on Nationwide Freeway – Key factors
The Emergency Touchdown Facility on Satta-Gandhav stretch of Nationwide Freeway (NH) 925A in Barmer in Rajasthan was in-built 19 months. The development work for the Facility started in July 2019 and was accomplished in January 2021. GHV India Pvt. Ltd underneath the supervision of IAF and NHAI carried out the work. The whole size of the Facility is 3.5 km.
आज एक ऐतिहासिक दिन है। राजस्थान में NH 925A पर बने आपातकालीन लैंडिंग सुविधा का लोकार्पण रक्षा मंत्री श्री @rajnathsingh जी, जलशक्ति मंत्री श्री @gssjodhpur जी, चीफ़ ऑफ़ डिफ़ेन्स स्टाफ़ जनरल बिपिन रावत जी और एयर चीफ़ मार्शल श्री आर. के. एस भदौरिया जी की उपस्थिति में किया। pic.twitter.com/8Pq5NlN0b6
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari)
September 9, 2021
How will Emergency Touchdown Facility profit?
On an on a regular basis foundation, the Emergency Touchdown Facility might be used for highway visitors movement. Nonetheless, throughout the operations of the Indian Air Power, the Emergency Touchdown Facility might be used to facilitate the touchdown of all kinds of plane of the Indian Air Power.
The undertaking may also enhance the connectivity between villages of Jalore and Barmer districts situated on the worldwide borders. The stretch situated within the western border space will additional improve the vigilance of the Indian Military in addition to strengthen the essential infrastructure of the nation.
