Jewar airport to ease traffic

As Delhi’s international airport strives to cater to the growing traffic, a second airport in the region, in Jewar, will be a relief. It will accommodate both passenger and cargo operations.

Anil Mathur

The upcoming Jewar International Airport in Greater Noida (a city in Uttar Pradesh that shares its border with the national capital) will be connected to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport for better air connectivity to the National Capital Region. Under a 40-year concession, the Flughafen Zurich AG will build and manage the new Greenfield airport in Jewar, which will be located around 80 kms south of Delhi and will be fundamental to accommodating the expected flight traffic growth rate in the region, catering to both passenger and cargo traffic.

Situated next to the upcoming airport, in Sector-23C, will be a 700 acre transport hub that is slated to be developed by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority. To facilitate transport of goods for the operations of industries located in the region, a warehousing and logistical hub will be built. Under the masterplan, sectors 21 and 28 will be developed as ‘electronic clusters’. These initiatives will give a boost to schemes for employment generation and tourism, thereby contributing to the overall growth of the economy. The construction of five-star and budget hotels around Greater Noida implies that efforts are also being made to push the cause of development and progress in the well-planned region. The first phase will be able to accommodate around 12 million passengers a year.