ACTIVATION OF ELF ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY NEAR MORAN

• Emergency Landing Facility (ELF): an identified stretch of a national highway engineered to function as an alternative military runway for fighters, transport aircraft and helicopters during contingencies.
• The Moran ELF on the Moran bypass (Dibrugarh district, Assam) is the first ELF in the North East region, inaugurated on 14 February 2026 by the Prime Minister.
• Relevance: dual-use infrastructure linking National Security, Border Roads/Highway development, and HADR (Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief) — examinable under GS-III (Internal Security & Infrastructure).