The state of Assam will witness the inauguration of an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Moran bypass in the Dibrugarh district on 14 February 2026. This facility is the first of its kind in the North East region and will be inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister of India. The facility opens an identified stretch on the highway as an alternative runway to handle emergency landings and take-off operations of fighters, transport aircraft, and helicopters. It will also prove instrumental during Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in far-flung areas. The event holds significance towards National Security and will be witnessed by dignitaries, including the Prime Minister, the Governor and Chief Minister of Assam, and senior civil and military officials. The release ID is 2226797, and the visitor counter is at 501. The release is available in Urdu, Hindi, Assamese, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. The original posting was on 12 FEB 2026 at 11:03 AM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Emergency Landing Facility (ELF): A facility for emergency landing and takeoff operations, serving as an alternative runway.
Ministry of Defence: The government ministry responsible for national defense, likely overseeing the ELF activation.
Assam: The state where the Emergency Landing Facility is located.
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR): A type of operations that the ELF can support.
Ministry of Defence
ACTIVATION OF ELF ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY
NEAR MORAN
Posted On: 12 FEB 2026 11:03AM by PIB Delhi
The state of Assam is going to witness a historic event, inauguration of an Emergency Landing Facility
(ELF) on the Moran bypass in Dibrugarh district on 14 February 2026. This ELF is first of its kind in the
North East region. The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India will be inaugurating and dedicating this facility to
the nation. The facility opens an identified stretch on the highway as an alternative runway during
contingencies which would be capable of handling emergency landing and take off operations of fighters,
transport aircraft and helicopters. This will also prove instrumental during Humanitarian Assistance and
Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in far-flung areas.
The occasion holds profound significance towards National Security and would be witnessed by the
Hon'ble Prime Minister, Governor and Chief Minister of Assam as well as senior civil and military
dignitaries.
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(Release ID: 2226797) Visitor Counter : 501
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