India, Feb. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Northeast's first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) by landing aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on a national highway bypass at Moran in Assam's Dibrugarh district.

The PM, who had taken off from the Chabua airfield after his arrival, also witnessed a 30-minute aerial display by 16 aircraft of the IAF, including fighter jets, transport aircraft and helicopters such as Rafale and Sukhoi-30.

The Rs.100-crore ELF, a 4.2-km reinforced stretch on the Moran Bypass, was specially designed and constructed in coordination with the IAF to support the landing and take-off of military and civil aircraft during emergencies, a statement by P...