A Union minister’s wish to develop an international airport at Jewar town in Gautam Budh Nagar has opened yet another chapter in the decade-long turbulent politics over setting up and location of such a project in western Uttar Pradesh.
In the past 10 years, four international airport projects have been proposed, shelved and revived in different parts of the state to suit the need of the different regimes both in the Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre.
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma, however, seeks to differ. “My vision is clear, if we can have two airports in London or in Washington DC then in order to ease the load at Delhi International Airport, why cannot we have another international airport in its vicinity? Only an airport near NCR can solve the purpose rather than having one in Gorakhpur or elsewhere,” Sharma said talking to The Indian Express.
02/12/14 Indian Express
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In the past 10 years, four international airport projects have been proposed, shelved and revived in different parts of the state to suit the need of the different regimes both in the Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre.
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma, however, seeks to differ. “My vision is clear, if we can have two airports in London or in Washington DC then in order to ease the load at Delhi International Airport, why cannot we have another international airport in its vicinity? Only an airport near NCR can solve the purpose rather than having one in Gorakhpur or elsewhere,” Sharma said talking to The Indian Express.
02/12/14 Indian Express
