On Thursday, an Indian Air Force C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Roadways Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria completed an 'emergency field landing' on a national highway in Rajasthan's Barmer as part of a drill.

According to an official statement, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has constructed a 3-kilometre stretch of NH-925A between Satta and Gandhav as an emergency landing facility (ELF) for the Indian Air Force.