A string of airports in Gangetic plains aims to change the face of travel

These airports in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal could also provide logistics services and help bring down notoriously high freight charges out of these states

(Note: This is the first of a three-part series on regional connectivity in India. The second part will be published on March 19, 2025)  A logistical mark-up happening across three of India’s most populated states - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal - is slated to push India’s economic growth significantly higher. The most visible manifestation of this will be the inauguration of Jewar airport in Uttar Pradesh, slated for this summer, less than 100 km from Delhi. 

Other nodes are coming up in quick succession across the Gangetic plains, too, transforming the pace of connectivity across the region.