Noida: After the international airport in Jewar proposed by the erstwhile Mayawati government was scrapped, the state government had been mulling on providing air connectivity of some sort to the region. Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has now decided to launch the ambitious heliport project in which the first one will be constructed in Greater Noida. This land has been chosen from three proposed sites in Noida and Greater Noida.
Speaking to TOI, the CEO of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway authorities, Rama Raman, said that the blueprint for the helipad is ready and 22 acres have been earmarked for it. "There is a need of world class heliports to come up at strategically suitable locations. The authority was exploring three sites, two in Sectors 143 and 144 of Noida and one in Knowledge Park-II in Greater Noida. Finally, the site in Knowledge Park-II was given the go-ahead for the project," Raman said.
11/03/13 Purusharth Aradhak/Times of India
