The Prime Minister will undertake a day-long visit to Assam, inaugurating key projects related to defence preparedness, connectivity, digital infrastructure and urban mobility.

Emergency Landing Facility at Moran

• The Prime Minister will land at the Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh.
• It is the first such facility in Northeast India, developed in coordination with the Indian Air Force.
• Designed as dual-use infrastructure, it can handle:
  • Fighter aircraft up to 40 tonnes.
  • Transport aircraft up to 74 tonnes maximum take-off weight.
• It strengthens disaster response capability and strategic mobility in the Northeast.
• Similar emergency landing stretches are part of India’s broader effort to enhance national security infrastructure.

Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu

• The Prime Minister will inaugurate the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, a 6-lane extradosed Prestressed Concrete bridge built at a cost of about ₹3,030 crore.
• It connects Guwahati and North Guwahati, reducing travel time to just 7 minutes.
• Key features:
  • Base isolation technology using friction pendulum bearings for seismic safety.
  • High-performance stay cables for durability.
  • Bridge Health Monitoring System for real-time structural safety.
• It is the first extradosed bridge in Northeast India.

Digital and Education Infrastructure

• Inauguration of the National Data Centre for the Northeastern region at Amingaon.
  • Sanctioned load: 8.5 megawatt.
  • Acts as a Disaster Recovery Centre.
  • Supports the vision of Digital India by strengthening regional digital infrastructure.
• Launch of the temporary campus of Indian Institute of Management Guwahati, boosting higher education in the region.

Urban Mobility under PM-eBus Sewa Scheme

• Flag-off of 225 electric buses under the PM-eBus Sewa Scheme:
  • 100 for Guwahati.
  • 50 each for Nagpur and Bhavnagar.
  • 25 for Chandigarh.
• Promotes clean urban transport and reduces carbon emissions.

Exam Hook – 

Consider the following statements regarding recent infrastructure initiatives in Assam:

1. The Emergency Landing Facility at Moran is designed only for military aircraft.
2. Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu is the first extradosed bridge in Northeast India.
3. The National Data Centre at Amingaon will function as a Disaster Recovery Centre.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

One-line wrap:
The Prime Minister’s visit marks a major push towards strategic infrastructure, digital resilience and sustainable mobility in Assam.

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