New Delhi, May 5 -- The state of Assam witnessed a historic event, inauguration of an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Moran bypass in Dibrugarh district on 14 February 2026. This ELF is first of its kind in the North East region. The facility opens an identified stretch on the highway as an alternative runway during contingencies which would be capable of handling emergency landing and take-off operations of fighters, transport aircraft and helicopters. This will also prove instrumental during Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in far flung areas.
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