IAF plane with Rajnath, Gadkari to conduct mock emergency landing on highway in Rajasthan's Barmer
The Hindu
According to sources, the two Ministers will be inaugurating the 3.5 km-long strip on the NH in Barmer this week as it is ready to handle emergency landings.
A plane of the Indian Air Force (IAF), carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, will conduct a mock emergency landing on a national highway in Rajasthan's Barmer this week, sources said on Monday. The two Ministers will be inaugurating the 3.5 km-long strip on the national highway in Barmer this week as it is ready to handle emergency landings of the IAF's fighter jets and other aircraft, sources mentioned. It is India's first national highway to be used for emergency landing of IAF aircraft, they added.More Related News
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