The power that be decided to demonstrate how smooth the 340 km Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur -- one of the many projects inaugurated ahead of the assembly election in Uttar Pradesh -- by having Indian Air Force aircraft land on its tarmac.
The inauguration of the expressway was accompanied by an IAF air show -- surely raising the bar for the inauguration of such road projects in the future.
Please click on the images to better view the IAF planes landing on the Purvanchal Expressway.
IMAGE: The giant Indian Air Force C-130J-30 Hercules lands at the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: An IAF An-32 lands on the Purvanchal Expressway. Photograph: ANI Photo
IMAGE: An IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet takes off from the Purvanchal Expressway. Photograph: Pawan Kumar/Reuters
IMAGE: An IAF Mirage 2000 fighter jet lands on the newly constructed highway. Photograph: Pawan Kumar/Reuters
IMAGE: The C-130J Super Hercules taxis on the highway past a pandal where Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were seated. Photograph: Pawan Kumar/Reuters
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