Adityanath gives wings to Rs 20,000-crore Jewar International Airport

The UP govt is working on upgrading 10 existing air strips. Of these eight are under the state government control

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given a booster shot to the proposed Jewar International Airport project, estimated to cost Rs 20,000 crore.

The project has been pending for the past 15 years over regulatory and other hurdles. Now, the UP government has appointed Yamuna Expressway as the nodal agency of the project and directed officials to expedite the land acquisition process for early launch of the ground work. He has also asked for selecting the consultant soon to prepare the detailed project report (DPR).

Recently, the Centre had given in-principle approval to the proposed airport in Greater Noida,