Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. It will be one of the largest aerodromes in Asia.
The airport, the second international aerodrome in Delhi-National Capital Region, is expected to be operational by September 2024 with an initial capacity to handle 1.2 crore passengers per annum.
The airport, spread over 1,330 acres of land, will be developed by Zurich Airport International AG.
On Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the Noida International Airport will become one of the largest airports in Asia.
It will be the fourth largest international airport in the world and the project would create more than one lakh job opportunities, according to the Uttar Pradesh government.
The first phase of the aerodrome is being done at a cost of more than Rs 10,050 crore, and the ground work regarding land acquisition and rehabilitation of the affected families has been completed, an official release said on Tuesday.
The airport at Jewar will help decongest the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in the national capital. It is strategically located and will serve the people of cities including Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Agra, Faridabad and neighbouring areas, the release said.
The airport will also be the country's "first net zero emissions airport".
Here are Highlights on Noida, Jewar International Airport Inauguration:
#WATCH | After laying foundation stone of Noida International Airport, PM Modi says, "For us, infrastructure is a matter of national building, not politics. Our endeavour is to complete infrastructure project within the stipulated time period."
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#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of Noida International Airport, Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays out of Noida International Airport, Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar pic.twitter.com/udnsvXbqN9
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Noida International Airport will be a multi-modal connectivity hub. It will create employment opportunities for more than 1 lakh people. Soon we'll see 17 airports including an international airport at Ayodhya in the state: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M.Scindia pic.twitter.com/2OmASeWnuh
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The first phase of the Noida International Airport at Jewar will entail an investment of Rs 8,914 crore and the initial annual passenger handling capacity will be 12 million, a senior official civil aviation ministry official said on Wednesday.
The design of the airport focuses on the convenience of passengers. The processes at the airport will be digitally enabled. We're working towards being a net-zero carbon emission airport & aim to get operational by Sept/Oct 2024: Kiran Jain, COO, Noida International Airport pic.twitter.com/8QjuAO6yEe
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 25, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport, near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district. This will be UP's ninth airport and its fifth international airport - the most of any state.
