Jewar Airport to develop tourism and agriculture sector in UP: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that Noida International Airport will develop the tourism and agriculture sector in Uttar Pradesh and that pilgrims will be able to easily reach temples and shrines in the state.

Speaking on the occasion of the foundation stone laying ceremony at Noida International Airport, Prime Minister Modi said: “Tourism in landlocked states like Uttar Pradesh will greatly benefit from the international airport of Noida. Noida. From now on, pilgrims will be able to easily get to the temples. and shrines in Uttar Pradesh. ”

“Western UP’s agricultural potential will increase sharply and help small farmers export goods easily, efficiently and instantly,” he said.

Prime Minister Modi further stated that Uttar Pradesh will henceforth be known for its “Uttam Suvidha and Nirantar Nivesh”.

Prime Minister Modi today laid the foundation stone for Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia at the project site.

The airport is developed by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), a 100 percent subsidiary of the Swiss concessionaire of the Zurich International Airport AG project.

Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL) is developing Noida International Airport under the PPP model in close partnership with the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Government of India.

According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the international airport near Jewar will be developed as an aviation hub designed to provide all modern, efficient and high-tech facilities. The airport area, when fully operational, should have aero and non-aero activities as well as MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) facilities.

This project contemplates a land area of ​​3,500 acres. In the first phase of development, only 1327 hectares of land would be developed.

Noida International Airport is strategically located, approximately 72 km driving distance from IGI Airport, 40 km from Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad respectively, 28 km from Greater Noida, 65 km from Gurugram and 130 km from Agra.

The expected cost of the proposed project is estimated at around Rs 15,000-20,000 crore and the development of the first phase of the airport is being done at a cost of around Rs 10,050 crore.

Work on the airport is expected to be completed by 2024.

(Only the title and image of this report may have been reworked by Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is automatically generated from a syndicated feed.)

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