New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday emphasized the strategic significance of the newly inaugurated Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) at the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh, hailing it as a "matter of immense pride."

He made a historic landing at the Emergency Landing Facility aboard the C-130J aircraft in Assam's Dibrugarh district. He took off from the Chabua airfield after his arrival, and landed at the ELF.

In a social media post on X, the Prime Minister said: "It is a matter of immense pride that the Northeast gets an Emergency Landing Facility. From a strategic point of view and during times of natural disasters, this facility is of great importance."

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