Full support and guidance from Air Force authority and land to build a defence airport and a civil airport nearby in Barmer
Union minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday his department had achieved a couple of feats in recent times, besides building an airstrip for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 15 days.
Gadkari inaugurated an emergency landing strip for IAF planes on the Satta-Gandhav stretch on National Highway 925 in Barmer along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Speaking about three world records, Gadkari said, “Despite (the prevalence of) Covid-19, we constructed 38km of road per day — highest in the world. Second is the construction of a 2.5-km 4-lane road in 24 hours on the Mumbai-Delhi express highway. The third refers to the construction of a 26-km single lane road from Bijapur to Solapur in a day.”
“There’s no airport here in an area of around 350km. I told CDS Bipin Rawat that we can give land to build a defence airport and a civil airport nearby. They have our full support and will take guidance from Air Force authority,” he added.
The Union minister said three helipads have been constructed in Kundan Pura, Singhaniya and Bakasar villages of Rajasthan according to the requirement of the forces.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed the 3-km section of Satta-Gandhav stretch of NH-925 as an ELF for the IAF
The defence minister said a total of 20 emergency landing strips, similar to the one in Barmer, were being developed across the country.
“Many helipads are also being built with the help of the Union Roads Ministry. This is an important step to strengthen our security infrastructure,” he added.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed the 3-km section of Satta-Gandhav stretch of NH-925 as an ELF for the IAF.
Singh said, “By creating a strip so near the international border, we have given a message that we will stand up for unity, diversity and sovereignty of our country at whatever the cost.”
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