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How the ‘largest airport of

asia’ became a political tussle

between parties in UP

The project could have an impact in several seats of western Uttar Pradesh including in Ghaziabad,
in the forthcoming elections for assembly

OuR BuREAu
Noida/Lucknow
rime Minister Narendra Modi
on Thursday laid the founda-
Ption stone of Noida Interna-
tional Airport (NIA) in Jewar, Gau-
tam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
The PM was accompanied by
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyoti-
raditya M Scindia at the project site.
“Noida International Airport will
be a multi-modal connectivity hub.
It will create employment opportu-
nities for more than 1 lakh people.
Soon we will see 17 airports includ-
ing an international airport at Ayod-
hya in the state,” Scindia said.

The airport is being developed
by Yamuna international air-
port Private limited (YiaPl), a

100 per cent subsidiary of the
project’s swiss concessionaire
Zurich international airport aG. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting an exhibition on Noida International Airport as uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Yogi Adityanath and union Minister
Yamuna international airport for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia look on, in Jewar on Thursday (ANI)

Pvt ltd (YiaPl) is developing
the next 36 months will usher devel- ment opportunities to our coming But Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
noida international airport opment in the area and create em- generations. The value of land will on Thursday claimed that a blue-
under the PPP model in close ployment opportunities, local BJP increase,” Sukhram, a resident of print of an international airport at
leaders said on Thursday even as
Ghaziabad, said.
Gautam Buddha Nagar’s Jewar was
partnership with the Govern- opposition leaders questioned the Harish, another local, also said prepared during the tenure of for-
ment of uttar Pradesh and the timing of the project months ahead the project is a realization of the mer Uttar Pradesh chief minister
of the assembly polls in the state.
dreams of the people of the area.
Mayawati but the UPA government
Government of india. Locals said that the project BJP workers said that the ambitious did not allow it to be built.
could have an impact in several seats project has been planned in detail BSP national spokesperson Sud-
With the construction of the air- of western Uttar Pradesh including and will not only help the faster de- hindra Bhadoria welcomed that the
port, it is being expressed that the in Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Meerut, velopment of the state but will help current BJP-led government in Uttar
job opportunities will open in the Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat dis- increase the exports from the coun- Pradesh is taking credit of various
state. tricts. “People of all ages can see try. They said the BJP governments, development projects in the state
The foundation stone of Noida the benefits of this airport. We have both in the state and the Centre, that were initiated during Mayawa-
International Airport and the sched- been dreaming this project for many have taken several initiatives for the ti’s tenure as chief minister. “I want
uled completion of its first phase in years. This will give new employ- welfare of the people of the state. Continued at next page... >>

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