Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar Highway for Aircraft trial run

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 1, 2024, 13:39 IST

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Traffic halt on Wanpoh-Sangam stretch for aircraft trial on emergency landing strip. 3.5-km strip built last year for emergencies, designed for war/disasters. Security tight, traffic diverted for aircraft trial. Strip can handle fighter planes, urgent operations.

Traffic suspended on Jammu-Srinagar Highway for Aircraft trial run

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SRINAGAR: Traffic has been suspended on the Wanpoh-Sangam stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway for an aircraft trial run on the emergency landing strip in Bijbehara.
The 3.5-kilometre strip was built last year for emergencies. Security is tight with extra personnel to keep people away.
An official said, 'Traffic on the highway has been diverted from Wanpoh to Sangam to bypass the Bijbehara emergency landing strip where trial landing and take off of an aircraft is scheduled later in the day.'
The strip can be used by fighter planes and other aircraft in case of war or natural disasters that require massive mobilisation of resources.

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