Bharatpress.com
October 27, 2015
New Delhi: In a lift to India’s efforts to ramp up its army capabilities alongside the borders with China, the Advanced Landing Ground at Walong in Arunachal Pradesh was on Friday inaugurated.
Walong ALG was operational throughout 1962 Chinese aggression. Thereafter, it remained deserted for a very long time until it was determined in 2013 to reconstruct the ALG to make it absolutely air operational, defence sources stated.
Ir was at this time inaugurated by Air Marshal H Hari Kumar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force.
The venture was very intently monitored by the Chief Engineer, Northeastern Projects and Works Department at Headquarters Eastern Air Command ensuing in its completion in a report time of 21 months.
Close supervision and lively monitoring by Project Monitoring Group (PMG) made it attainable regardless of its troublesome location and pure obstacles in sustaining provide of fabric and equipment.
The strategic location of Walong ALG can be a launching pad for Air operations and in addition facilitate the administration in the administration of border areas, the sources stated.
Besides this, the ALG may also present air help in responding to pure calamities, casualties evacuation, humanitarian help and provide of kit and ration to troops posted in faraway areas.
