Chandigarh, Feb 10: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh Friday paid a visit to the Eastern Air Command, one of the five operational commands of the Indian Air Force in Shillong, Meghlaya.
According to a party statement Chugh visited the eastern command at Shillong also known as ‘Scotland of the East’.
On the occasion, he said it was an exciting and proud experience to visit the centre and lauded the operations of Eastern Air Command which had brought laurels to the nation.
Eastern Air Command (EAC), one of the arms of the Indian Air Force, handles air operations across a large area.
It covers approximately three lakh square kilometres and comprises seven north eastern states, Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, and parts of Orissa and Jharkhand. The jurisdiction comprises a lengthy international border with China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh.
Apart from regular air base operations, this command takes great satisfaction in providing airlift and air supplies to isolated communities in the country’s east.
