Ganga Express Way: The Indian Air Force will conduct tests on the Ganga Expressway under construction in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh on Friday. According to a statement, the most advanced fighter aircraft and cargo aircraft of the Air Force will fly and land on the three and a half kilometer airstrip prepared on this expressway.
Earlier, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has issued a statement. On the social media site X, Akhilesh claimed that it started in his government. SP Chief wrote- Then it is happening, which we started.
Explain that fighter aircraft like Rafael to Jaguar and Miraj will also be included on the expressway. The purpose of this air show is to use this expressway as an alternative runway during war or disaster. It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the 3.5 km long modern airstrip prepared on the Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur on Sunday itself. This will be the first such strip in the country where the fighter aircraft of the Air Force will be able to land at day and night.
In the country’s only expressway UP where IAF aircraft will be able to land at day and night, 250 CCTV cameras will be installed
Fighter aircraft will also be able to rehearsed here
According to officials, fighter aircraft will also be able to rehearsed here. From the security point of view, about 250 CCTV cameras have been installed on both sides of the airstrip. He said that in view of the air show, the Indian Air Force has taken the airstrip under its jurisdiction. According to the information received from the district administration, the air show will be organized both day and night, so that the ability to land aircraft at night can also be tested on the airstrip.
During the show, fighter aircraft will fly at a height of one meter on the airstrip as a test and then these aircraft will land on the airstrip and then fly. According to him, after this, the same practice will be done again from 7 pm to 10 pm and all the fighter aircraft will come from the Air Force Station in Bareilly. During this, Finance Minister Suresh Khanna, Minister of State for Cooperation JPS Rathore and public representatives and Air Force officers and employees will be present.