Added on September 7, 2023
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BRO to construct airfield at strategic Nyoma belt of eastern Ladakh
Jammu, Sep 7 (PTI) The Border Roads Organisation will construct an airfield at an estimated cost of Rs 218 crore at the strategic Nyoma belt of eastern Ladakh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the airfield on September 12 through videoconferencing.
The Nyoma Advanced Landing Ground has been used for the transportation of men and materials during the ongoing stand-off with China since 2020 and witnessed operations of Chinook heavy-lift choppers and the C-130J special operations aircraft.