Greater Noida greenfield airport to finally see light of the day

Lucknow: With the Union Cabinet giving its nod for a case-by-case approval of greenfield airport projects within 150 km of existing ones, decks for the 5,000-crore greenfield Taj International Aviation Hub (TIAH) in Jewar, near Greater Noida, seem to have cleared.
The biggest hurdle confronting TIAH, one of the most ambitious project of chief minister Mayawati, was that it was within 70 kms of the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Removing the hurdle, the new greenfield airport policy, cleared by the Union Cabinet on Thursday, has included a provision of examining the proposals for setting up greenfield airports within 150 km of an existing civilian airport, on a case-by-case basis.
Speaking to FE, Shailesh Krishna, principal secretary, civil aviation, UP government, said, “We are now sure that the project will get a green signal as a specific case.” Stating that there was no need for a fresh proposal to be sent to the centre in this regard, he said the government would submit a new proposal only if the need arises.
However, the justification of the state government for seeking clearance for the project would remain the same.
26/04/08 Deepa Jainani/Financial Express

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