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To be opened in 2024, it should deal with 1.2 cr. passengers per yr
The Uttar Pradesh authorities on Wednesday signed a concession agreement with representatives of Zurich Airport International for designing, constructing and working the Noida International Airport at Jewar for a interval of 40 years.
The airport will probably be developed on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) foundation and is scheduled to open in 2024. It will probably be positioned at a distance of 70 kms from Delhi, 40 kms from Noida and 130 kms from Agra.
“We are targeting the first six months for financial closures and the next 36 months for completion of the first phase of airport with a capacity of 1.2 crore passengers per annum. The project will be constructed with an initial investment of ₹4,588 crore for the first phase,” Daniel Bircher, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Airport International Asia, advised The Hindu in an e-mail. The airport will open with a single runway, however as soon as it’s absolutely developed by 2040, it should have two runways and could have a capability of seven crore passengers every year.
Land for growth
The airport will probably be developed on 1,334 hectares of land and the U.P. authorities has reserved a further 5,000 hectares for airport growth, Mr. Bircher added.
Zurich Airport International AG (ZAIA) gained the contract to construct and function the airport for a interval of 40 years final November. ZAIA obtained the safety clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs in May this yr.
To a query on whether or not one other worldwide airport so shut to at least one within the nationwide capital will probably be viable, Mr Bircher replied, “The Noida international airport will be a visionary airport for Delhi NCR, Noida and Western U.P., which will activate the catchment area and connect it to other metropolitan areas in India and the world. We see Noida International airport as complementary and an efficient alternative to Indira Gandhi International Airport which is set to reach its peak capacity of 11 crore in the next six or seven years”.
The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority has additionally shared plans to hyperlink the airport with Yamuna Expressway, Metro and Western Peripheral Expressway.
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