BRO to construct airfield at strategic Nyoma belt of eastern Ladakh

Jammu: Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will construct an airfield at an estimated cost of Rs 218 crore at the strategic Nyoma belt of eastern Ladakh.

The strategic area already has an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) which was extensively used by the Armed Forces to carry personnel and materials during crises.

Nyoma ALG 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.

Area already has an Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) which was extensively used by the Armed Forces to carry personnel and materials during crises.The Nyoma ALG 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, a senior official who was privy to the operations said.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lay the foundation stone for the airfield on September 12 through videoconferencing. He will carry out e-shilanyash of the Nyoma airfield in Ladakh on September 12.

The airfield will be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 218 crore for wide-ranging strategic air assets, sources said.”The construction of this airfield will tremendously boost the air infrastructure in Ladakh and augment the IAF’s (Indian Air Force) capability along our northern borders,” they added.

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