Lok Sabha Question No. 570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Emergency Landing Facilities (ELF)
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 570 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## EMERGENCY LANDING FACILITIES (ELF)

570.   SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  Emergency  Landing  Facilities  (ELF)  set  up  on National Highway in India over the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  and  current  status  of  emergency  landing  facilities  set  up  in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise especially in Prakasam district; and
- (c) whether the Government  has  considered increasing the number  of emergency  landing  facilities  on  National  Highways  across  all  States  in  India, especially in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (c) The details are enclosed as Annexure.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  570  ANSWERED  ON  25 TH   JULY,  2024  ASKED  BY SHRI  MAGUNTA  SREENIVASULU  REDDY  REGARDING  'EMERGENCY  LANDING FACILITIES (ELF)'

1. Details of Emergency Landing Facility Set up on NHs in last five years i.e. 2019-20 to 2023-24  which are 'Under Construction' or 'In Operational':

| S. No.          | State/UT Name   | Nos of ELF   | District Name       | Present status                                                                                      |
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra        | Pradesh 2       |              | Bapatla Prakasam    | Completed on 15.02.2021 Major Civil Works completed on 20.12.2021.                                  |
| 2 Assam         | 1               |              | Dibrugarh           | Work in progress                                                                                    |
| 3 Gujarat       | 1               |              | Devbhumi Dwarka     | Phase- 1 constructed, layout of Phase-2 as per the requirement of Airforce- Jamnagar is in process. |
| 4 Rajasthan     | 1               |              | Sanchore (Rajastan) | Work completed on 10.01.2021                                                                        |
| 5 West Bengal   | 1               |              | Paschim Medinipur   | Work completed on on 14.11.2023                                                                     |
| 6 Jammu Kashmir | and 1           |              | Anantnag            | Work in progress.                                                                                   |
|                 | Total           | 7            |                     |                                                                                                     |

## 2. Details of Emergency Landing Facility  proposed on NHs:

| S. No.   | State/UT   | Name   |   Nos of ELF | District Name   | Present Status                                                                             |
|----------|------------|--------|--------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam      |        |            2 | Nagaon Baksa    | Under Project preparation stage and will be taken up based on outcome of feasibility study |
| 2        | Rajasthan  |        |            2 | Phalodi Barmer  | Under Project preparation stage and will be taken up based on outcome of feasibility study |
|          | Total      |        |            4 |                 |                                                                                            |

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