New Delhi/Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday widow an important installment by landing at Northeast India's first emergency landing facility in Moran, Assam. This landing washed-up by C-130J Super Hercules watercraft was not just a formal event, but through it the Central Government unmistakably put forward its priorities regarding security, connectivity and minutiae in the Northeast. Many big projects related to military preparations, infrastructure and education were included in this visit of the Prime Minister.
Why is Moran's emergency landing facility considered so special?
The facility, located on the Moran Bypass, is the first road-based emergency runway in the Northeast. It has been prepared in coordination with the Indian Air Force so that both military and civil watercraft can land here if needed. This facility will wilt the understructure for rapid whoopee in specimen of disaster, relief or any strategic situation.
#WATCH | Assam: Indian Air Force's Sukhoi Su-30MKI takes off from the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh. PM Narendra Modi and others watch the take off.
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— ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2026Why was an air show organized as soon as the prime minister landed?
As soon as the Prime Minister arrived, Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rafale fighter planes conducted touch-and-go exercises on the runway. Along with this, transport watercraft and helicopters were moreover involved. This exercise was to show that this road could be used as a full-fledged military runway if needed.
What is the importance of this facility in the geographical location of the Northeast?
Northeast India is unfluctuating to confines like China, Bangladesh and Myanmar. In such an area, it is challenging to rapidly transport troops, relief material or equipment in specimen of any emergency. This facility of Moran will help in reducing these challenges to a unconfined extent.
How technically capable is this runway?
This runway can handle fighter watercraft weighing well-nigh 40 tonnes and heavy transport watercraft weighing up to 74 tonnes. This ways it can be hands used for large military or relief operations.
#WATCH | Assam witnesses a historic moment as Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands at the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh. Here, he will witness the well-ventilated exhibit of fighters, transports and helicopters. The ELF is the first of its kind in Northeast… pic.twitter.com/DOp6lNqAXP
— ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2026What will be the goody to worldwide people from Kumar Bhaskar Verma Bridge?
The Prime Minister moreover inspected the Kumar Bhaskar Verma Underpass built on the Brahmaputra River. Built at a forfeit of well-nigh Rs 3,030 crore, this six-lane underpass will significantly reduce the loftiness between Guwahati and North Guwahati. Now this journey can be completed in a few minutes.
What arrangements have been made to make this underpass earthquake resistant?
Assam is a seismically sensitive area; hence, wiring isolation technology has been used in the bridge. Along with this, Underpass Health Monitoring System has been installed so that any technical glitch can be detected in time.
What do the projects worth Rs 5,450 crore awarded to Assam indicate?
The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of minutiae projects worth increasingly than Rs 5,450 crore at Lachit Ghat in Guwahati. The aim of these projects is to strengthen roads, urban transport, digital services and education.
What benefits will the region get from the National Data Centre?
The National Data Part-way built in Amingaon will make government digital services increasingly secure and reliable. This part-way will moreover provide a replacement facility in times of disaster so that services are not disrupted.
Why is the new campus of IIM Guwahati considered important?
The new campus of IIM Guwahati will provide largest opportunities for higher and management education to the students of the Northeast. This will reduce the compulsion for talents to go out of the zone and will moreover promote local development.
