Ques: Recently, Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) of Indian Air Force became operational, it is located in-
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Mizoram
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: a
Related facts:
- On October 23, 2015 Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Walong was inaugurated by Air Marshal C Hari Kumar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force.
- Walong ALG was operational during 1962 Chinese aggression.
- Thereafter, it remained abandoned for a long time till it was decided in 2013 to reconstruct the ALG to make it fully Air Operational.
- The project was completed in a record time of 21 months.
- The Walong ALG will support Air Operations and will also facilitate the administration in the management of border areas.
- Located in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, Walong was one of the theatres of battle during the India-China war.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/508315/arunachal-air-strip-operational-once.html