NCC’s first Air-strip
- October 7, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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NCC’s first Air-strip
Subject – Defence and Security
Context – NCC’s first airstrip in country getting ready in Idukki
Concept –
- This is the NCC’s only airstrip in the country, and is being constructed by the Public Works Department (PWD).
- The airstrip will be used to provide training for NCC Air Wing cadets in flying small aircraft, and there will be facilities for their accommodation.
- The NCC will provide training to 1,000 cadets at the facility in a year. The NCC’s two-seater Virus SW-80 aircraft will be the first one to land on the airstrip, according to officials.