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Centre gives wings to Greater Noida, Jewar to be second airport in Delhi NCR

New Delhi: In Jewar, in Greater Noida, the proposal to set up a greenfield airport has finally been cleared by the government. Located in Gautam Budh Nagar district, adjoining national capital city Delhi, the Jewar airport is likely to be operational in the next five to six years and will become the second airport in the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi after the aviation ministry granted approval to the project on Saturday. At a press briefing in Delhi today, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said that in-principle clearance was granted for the airport and it will cater to 30-35 million passengers per year over the next 10 to 15 years. The first phase of the airport - Noida International Airport - was expected to cost Rs 10,000 crore, said Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha while elaborating on the project.
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