(a) whether the Government has any proposals to set up
international airports in Uttar Pradesh especially in Jewar(Greater Noida);
(b) if so, the details thereof including the present status
of these proposals; and
(c) the time by which these airports are likely to be made functional?
MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS & MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION
(SHRI VAYALAR RAVI)
(a): Government of India has received proposals from
Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) for setting up of
Greenfield airports at Jewar(Greater Noida) and Kushinagar
in Uttar Pradesh.
(b) & (c): Government of India has already granted
`in-principle` approval for setting up of Greenfield Airport
at Kushinagar. However, the proposal for setting up of a
Greenfield airport at Jewar/Greater Noida was referred by
the Union Cabinet, to a Group of Ministers (GoM) for
looking into the legal and other related aspects of the
matter.