NewzVille Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on today inaugurated the first phase of the Noida International Airport, developed at a cost of ₹11,200 crore at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh. Anandiben Patel, Governor of UP, Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, K Rammohan Naidu, Union Aviation Minister and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
Located along the Yamuna Expressway, the airport has been designed as a multi-modal hub with seamless connectivity to road, rail, metro and regional transport networks. It will initially handle 12 million passengers annually, expandable to 70 million.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for a 40-acre Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility. The airport’s cargo infrastructure includes a multi-modal cargo hub with an integrated terminal, capable of handling over 2.5 lakh metric tonnes annually, with expansion potential up to 18 lakh metric tonnes.
Describing the project as a step towards a “Viksit UP, Viksit Bharat”, PM Modi said the airport will benefit districts such as Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Etawah and Faridabad, creating opportunities for farmers, MSMEs and youth.
Recalling the project’s origins, PM Modi said it received in-principle approval during the tenure of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003 but remained delayed for years. And as soon as the current government was formed here, the foundation was laid, construction happened, and now it has started operations.
Speaking about the current global situation, the Prime Minister observed that the entire world is deeply concerned today, with a war raging in West Asia for over a month, creating crises of essential commodities including food, petrol, diesel, gas, and fertilizers in many countries.
He noted that India imports a very large quantity of crude oil and gas from the conflict-affected region. “The Government is taking every possible step to ensure that the burden of this crisis does not fall on ordinary families and farmers,” affirmed PM Modi. Underscoring India’s continued momentum of rapid development even during times of global crisis
