Historic first: PM Modi aboard C-130J aircraft lands on Assam highway airstrip in northeast defence milestone

In a historic first for Northeast India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed on Saturday at the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh, Assam, marking the first time a PM has touched down on a highway airstrip.

In a historic first for Northeast India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed on Saturday at the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh, Assam, marking the first time a PM has touched down on a highway airstrip.