Advanced Landing Grounds to check hostile advance
* Air India mulling over a proposal for using Passighat ALG for civilian flights By Kartik Lokhande Walong/Shillong, May 20: Apart from the Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Walong in easternmost part of the country, those at seven other locations in Arunachal Pradesh also are being refurbished to facilitate military and civilian support in areas bordering China and Myanmar. Of these seven ALGs, Passighat and Along (or, Aalo) assume special significance. The work on existing ALG at Passighat is expected to be completed by the end of this year. So far, 68 per cent of the work of the ALG has been completed. Since 1947, Passighat ALG was in use for casualty evacuation and logistics, supply. Along the banks of the river Siang, this ALG has the potential to serve as ‘Air Stores Park’. Considering better availability of space, AN-32 can land comfortably and even the big transport aircraft like IL-76 and C-130 may land here if required in future, said an official....