Lagatar24 Desk
Noida, Nov 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
With this, Uttar Pradesh will become the only state in India to have five international airports. Spread over more than 1,300 hectares of land, the airport will be the second international airport to come up in Delhi-NCR and is expected to be operational by September 2024 with an initial capacity to handle 1.2 crore passengers per annum.
The predicted economic benefits of Noida International Airport have been emphasized by both the central and state governments. Officials estimate that the airport will generate investments of Rs 10,000 crore for the surrounding areas in the first few years.
“The new India of the 21st century today is building one of the best modern infrastructure. Better roads, better rail network, better airports are not just infrastructure projects but they transform the entire region, transforming people’s lives completely.” PM Modi said, addressing the ground-breaking ceremony of the airport.
“For the first time after 7 decades of freedom, UP has started getting what it has always deserved. UP is today fast becoming the most connected region of the country thanks to the efforts of double engine government,” added PM Narendra Modi.
#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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— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) November 25, 2021
Along with Modi, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia were also present at the ground-breaking ceremony.
