Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:45am on 14 Feb 2026,Saturday India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic landing aboard an Indian Air Force C‑130J aircraft at the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on a stretch of the Moran bypass in Dibrugarh, Assam. The 4.2‑km reinforced highway runway, built at a cost of around ₹100 crore, can serve both military and civilian aircraft, strengthening defence readiness, logistics and emergency response in the region. Modi, on a one‑day visit to Assam ahead of elections, inaugurated the facility and is set to open other development projects. Officials say the ELF will enhance strategic infrastructure in the Northeast.
