Jewar Airport to boost investment, jobs, economic growth: Aviation Minister

Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said the Noida International Airport at Jewar would transform the region into a hub for employment, investment and economic growth, asserting that the project would benefit not just Uttar Pradesh but the entire country. Delivering his address in Hindi at the inauguration ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Naidu described the occasion as a matter of pride for the nation and congratulated people on the launch of the "grand and glorious" airport. "This is a moment of great happiness not only for Jewar, Uttar Pradesh or Delhi-NCR, but for the entire country," he said, adding that the national capital had received "another heartbeat" with the development of the airport. The first phase of the airport built at a cost of around Rs 11,200 crore, the airport, with its four-kilometre-long runway, is fully equipped for international air travel, he said. Highlighting the design of the terminal, Naidu sai

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