New airport need of the hour for NCR, western UP: Minister

A new international airport is the need of the hour for NCR, western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and Jewar in Greater Noida is the best suited place for it, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said today.
"An international airport is the need of the hour for western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and National Capital Region of Delhi and Jewar is the best suited place for its construction," said the Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation (Independent charge).
The Minister said construction of an airport in Jewar will enhance the job creation potential of western Uttar Pradesh, especially Noida and Greater Noida.

"London has six airports to serve a population of 72 lakh and New York has 13 airports to cater to 73 lakh people. Then Delhi, with a population of Rs 1 crore 70 lakh, must at least get its second international airport at Jewar," he said.
Sharma was here to inaugurate the 6th Annual Pushpanjali Crosslay Conference, organised in association with the Indian Medical Association.
Organising chairman and member of Medical Council of India Vinay Aggarwal said the conference was attended by more than 1,000 doctors from Delhi-NCR and UP.