PM Modi to lay foundation of Noida International Airport at 1PM
Jewar: It's a big day for the people of Uttar Pradesh as the final moment has come to inaugurate the Noida International Airport. Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of the airport at Utta Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar at 1PM IST. According to the officials, the airport will be ninth in the state and the fifth International airport across the country.
Prime Minister has expressed his happiness through his tweet, he wrote that "25th November is a major day for India's and Uttar Pradesh's strides in infra creation. At 1 pm the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport will be laid. This project will significantly boost commerce, connectivity and tourism," the PM tweeted. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said he expects investments of over ? 10,000 crore after the first phase and up to ? 35,000 crore once the airport is fully built."
As per the Govt., the development of the airport was in line with the Prime Minister's vision of creating a "future-ready aviation sector".
The Modi Govt. also claimed "special focus" on UP - which will hold elections next year, with the BJP bidding to retain control of the key state ahead of the 2024 general election.
According the Govt. official, the airport will be about 72 km from Delhi's Indira Gandhi airport, which is the only other international airport in the national capital region. It will be about 40 km from Noida and roughly the same distance from a planned multi-modal logistics hub at Dadri.
It will be spread over 1,300 hectares and built over four phases, with work on the first scheduled to be completed by 2024 - when the country will vote in the Lok Sabha election. The estimated cost for the first phase is ? 10,500 crore, the officials added.
The new airport is estimated to accommodate 1.2 crores passengers ever year.
Connectivity will be handled by a "multimodal transit hub" with metro and high-speed rail, as well as taxi and bus, services. Noida and Delhi will be linked via "hassle-free metro services" and major roads will link the airport to other cities, the centre said.
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