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Jewar Airport Area will be the crown of Noida and the biggest industrial corridor in India UP will never be the same again

Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, one state which has made enormous efforts to attract the companies which are relocating due to disruption in the supply chain is Uttar Pradesh. The state has become a favoured destination for investors in the last few months given its pro-industry policies. As per the report by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority, 69 firms have been allotted industrial land near upcoming Jewar airport. These companies will bring investment worth 2,300 crore rupees and employ around 86,000 people.

In May, June, and July, when the whole country including UP was suffering from Coronavirus pandemic and economic activity was on a halt, the government of Uttar Pradesh was making efforts to bring investments in the state.

“Altogether, 69 firms were allotted industrial land in sectors 29, 32, 33 near the upcoming Jewar airport during May, June and July with expected investments of Rs 2,388.11 crore and creation of 86,445 jobs in the region,” said YEIDA’s officer on special duty, Shailendra Bhatia.

The Jewar Airport, which will be spread over an area of 1,334 hectares and initially start with two runways, is going to cost around Rs. 29,000 crores. Eventually, the airport will have as many as six runways, making it India’s biggest airport. Currently, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport of Delhi is the biggest airport in India, with three runways.

Upon completion, the Jewar Airport will emerge as one of the three biggest airports in the world, including O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China, and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, US.

Sector 29 of Noida is being developed as an apparel park project which will house many readymade garments manufacturers. The government of Uttar Pradesh is aggressively marketing the Jewar airport to bring investments in the state.

Airports play a crucial role in the development of any city and its economy. The IGI airport of New Delhi helped Gurugram to become a millennial city which now houses thousands of MNCs and contributes billions of dollars in GDP as well as tax collection of Haryana.

However, over the years, Gurugram has become very congested and very costly, and therefore, companies are looking for an alternative which is cheaper than the city in Haryana but also have facilities like an airport and offers a very high standard of living. And this is where the UP government envisages the role of Jewar airport, which will help Noida and its surrounding areas to become an industrial hub. Unlike Gurugram, which is facing land availability issues, Noida has large swaths of land which is ripe for industrial activity and also has a metro, connectivity to other cities, a large consumer base, and so on.

Therefore, Noida is aggressively being marketed as a cheaper and better alternative to Gurugram, and the UP government is succeeding in this to a large extent. Previously, UP MSME Minister Siddharth Nath Singh held talks with Indian ambassador to France to attract French companies in the state.

“There is a huge opportunity to increase the percentage potential of exports from India and UP to France. A large land parcel has been earmarked for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) near the Jewar Airport in Greater Noida which can provide investment opportunities to French companies,” said UP MSME minister. The state aims to double up the MSME exports to 2.4 lakh crore rupees in the next three years from 1.2 lakh crore rupees as of now.

What makes Jewar Airport a game-changer is the fact that its location and connectivity has been meticulously planned. It is going to be merely 700 metres away from the Yamuna Expressway connecting Delhi and Agra. Also, it will be just 30 kilometres away from the National Highway 22-A connecting Palwal and Aligarh.

Moreover, the southern side of the airport is planned to be connected to the proposed Palwal-Khurja airport. What also boosts connectivity for other towns dependent upon Delhi-NCR for air connectivity is the fact that it is expected to be connected to the Eastern Peripheral Expressway. This will ensure ease of access for cities like Palwal, Manesar, Ghaziabad, Bhagpat and Meerut.

Therefore, apart from ensuring better connectivity for the Delhi-NCR region especially East Delhi and the neighbouring areas of Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad, this airport will also cater to several other towns from where people have to currently travel right up to the IGI Airport that is a costly and time-taking experience.

IGI airport helped Gurugram to become an industrial and services sector hub and Jewar airport can do the same for Uttar Pradesh. Gurugram and Noida are major industrial centres of Haryana and UP respectively. While there are 28 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Gurugram, there are 21 notified SEZs in Noida and Greater Noida.

Uttar Pradesh is seeking a large pie of the companies leaving China amid the ongoing disruption in supply chain and the state has the existing capacity to replace China as the ‘factory of the world’ with a population of 22 crores and a young demography. Unfortunately, the state was deprived of an investment-friendly government before, but with the arrival of Yogi, things have been moving rapidly.

The Yogi government must be applauded for transforming the state from a nightmare for industrialists to heaven for law-abiding companies. We are hopeful that his untiring efforts for the state might soon bear fruits.

Jewar Airport Area will be the crown of Noida and the biggest industrial corridor in India What makes Jewar Airport in Uttar Pradesh a game-changer is the fact that its location and connectivity has been meticulously planned.

Microsoft to set up new 4,000-employee campus in Uttar Pradesh; second-largest in India

Microsoft currently has two campuses in India located in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

US-based technology behemoth Microsoft has agreed to set up its third campus in India. The new campus in Noida will be the second-largest among the three in terms of employee capacity, two of which are in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Microsoft MD Rajiv Kumar confirmed the news during a virtual meeting with Uttar Pradesh’s MSME & Export Promotion Minister Sidharth Nath Singh. The state will roll out the "red carpet" facility to Microsoft to make it easier for the company to do business, Singh said.

“The company has said that they want to move their North India campus to Greater Noida - Smart City. The next step will be a site inspection by the team both in Greater Noida and along the Yamuna Expressway followed by their proposal which the state government will examine," Singh told The Economic Times.

As mentioned, Microsoft currently has two campuses in India located in Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Both these campuses have a capacity of 5,000 and 2,000 employees, respectively.

The third campus is likely to be set up near the Jewar International Airport along the Yamuna Expressway that connects Greater Noida with Agra.

Other companies like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, and Haier are also in various levels of discussions with the state government of bringing in investment in the Noida/Greater Noida regions.

Microsoft to set up new 4,000-employee campus in Uttar Pradesh; second-largest in India Microsoft currently has two campuses in India located in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Noida Metro Aqua Line to be inaugurated by UP CM Yogi Adityanath tomorrow; security tightened

Noida Metro Aqua Line will be inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on January 25. Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri will also accompany the chief minister at the inauguration.

Noida Metro's Aqua line is all set to be inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday. Ahead of the inauguration of the Noida-Greater Noida Metro Rail line, security has been tightened in and around the area for chief minister's visit. According to reports, Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri will also accompany the chief minister at the inauguration of the metro.

After the inauguration, the chief minister will travel 14 stations to the last station at the Greater Noida Depot in the metro. The Union minister is also set to take a ride with the CM, it said.

According to a report, the rail corridor, which would run between Sector 51 station in Noida and the Depot Station in Greater Noida will have a total of 21 stations - 15 of them in Noida and six in Greater Noida.

Noida Metro's Aqua line: All you need to know
Route and speed of Aqua Line
The Aqua line, which will have 19 rakes with 4 cars each, will halt on the Sector 76, 101, 81, NSEZ, Noida Sector 83, 137, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, and Greater Noida's Knowledge Park II, Pari Chowk, Alpha 1, Delta 1, GNIDA Office and Depot metro stations, said the report.

The trains are designed to run at a maximum speed of 80 kmph, clocking an average speed of 37.5 kmph.

Interchanging sections of Aqua Line
The Aqua Line of the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) will have interchange sections at various stations. Commuters will have to get down at the Sector 52 metro station of the Blue Line and reach the Noida Sector 51 station of the Aqua Line, covering a stretch of around 200 metres.

Noida Metro Aqua Line to start on Friday: Fares and smart cards
The minimum fares for the Aqua Line will Rs. 9 and the maximum Rs. 50, the NMRC had announced in December 2018. Commuters could buy QR-coded paper tickets or use smart cards, the report said. The smart cards being used for the Delhi Metro will, however, not be valid for travel in the Noida Metro.

Noida Metro Aqua Line inauguration: Seats and arrangements for senior citizens
Similar to the Delhi Metro, there would be different seats for ladies in the Noida Metro. Seats reserved for women, senior citizens and differently abled persons would have different colours.

According to the Press Trust of India (PTI), both ends of the train would have dedicated space for wheelchair in driving trailer cars.

The NMRC will be assisted by the DMRC in operating the Aqua Line, over the next one year.

The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) had conducted the final and mandatory safety inspection of the corridor last month, which gave its approval to the NMRC for launching commercial operations.

The Aqua Line, whose construction started in May 2015 and was completed in record time, was initially expected to be opened for public in November 2018, then December.

Noida Metro Aqua Line to be inaugurated by UP CM Yogi Adityanath tomorrow; security tightened Noida Metro Aqua Line will be inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on January 25. Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri will also accompany the chief minister at the inauguration.

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New Metro link in Noida, underpass to be unveiled by November

The Noida authority is expected to unveil the 29.707km Noida-Greater Noida Metro link and open the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) underpass for public use by November-end

The Noida authority is expected to unveil the 29.707km Noida-Greater Noida Metro link and open the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) underpass for public use by November-end. Preparations are underway to inaugurate three projects — an international airport at Jewar along the Yamuna Expressway, a 2.5km elevated road above Dadri Road and a 5.5km elevated road above the Shahdara drain — in November.

“We are trying to finish all remaining work at the NTPC underpass before November. And the 29.707km Noida-Greater Noida Metro link will also be ready for the public. Two elevated road projects will be the other mega projects on which we will start work this year,” Alok Tandon, chief executive officer of the Noida authority, said.

“We are hoping that the Prime Minister inaugurates the elevated roads and the Jewar airport, and opens the Noida-Greater Noida Metro link together at one event. We are working out the schedule to fix the date. Metro work is almost ready and formalities for Jewar airport are also almost finished,” Dr Mahesh Sharma, MP, Gautam Budh Nagar, said.

Noida-Greater Noida Metro link

The Aqua Line to connect Noida and Greater Noida through a 29.707km Metro link is expected to be opened to the public in November. The commissioner of Metro rail safety is conducting inspections to give safety clearances to make way for operations on this link.

NTPC underpass

The underpass at the busy traffic intersection near the NTPC in Sector 24-32 , which has been delayed by nearly two years, will be inaugurated in November. The authority had started work on June 30, 2015.

The underpass has been built at a cost of ₹55.55 crore. It is 640-metre-long and is at the intersection of sectors 24, 25A, 32 and 33A.

International airport, Jewar

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath assured farmers in a meeting held in Lucknow on September 19 that the work on this project will begin in November. “Since more than 70% of 5,926 farmers have agreed to give their land for the airport project, the state government will issue a notification to make way for land acquisition by next week,” Thakur Dhirendra Singh, MLA, Jewar, said.

The estimated budget for the project is ₹15,000- 20,000 crore and the airport is expected to be operational by 2022-23.

Elevated road above Shahdara drain

The Uttar Pradesh government’s Rajkiya Nirman Nigam is set to begin work on the 5.5km elevated road above the Shahdara drain. The objective behind this elevated road (that has an estimated budget of ₹550 crore) is to provide seamless connectivity to motorists who travel from east Delhi to the Noida Expressway.

Elevated road above DSC Road

Construction on the 2.5km elevated road above the snarl-ridden Dadri-Surajpur-Chhalera (DSC) Road will begin with an aim to provide seamless connectivity to thousands of motorists. The stretch passes through Barola and Bhangel villages. In August 2012, the authority had conceived the idea of constructing an elevated road for the first time.

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Jewar Airport: Yogi promises fair deal in land acquisition from farmers

About 150 farmers from eight villages in Jewar area came to the university to meet Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday promised justice to the local farmers who are unhappy with the money they are getting for the land being acquired by the state government for the Jewar International Airport.

Adityanath asked the district administration here to resolve the issue and submit a report on it within eight days, Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh said.

The chief minister gave the directions after a discussion with the farmers during a visit to the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida.

"I assure the farmers that they will get justice and appropriate compensation for their land. I also want to tell them not to get misled by the opposition, he said, according to a press release issued by the MLA.

The people who are opposing this on Friday are the same people who never wanted Jewar to get an airport," the chief minister said.

About 150 farmers from eight villages in Jewar area came to the university to meet Adityanath.

The ambitious project had reportedly hit a hurdle in June following stiff resistance from the residents of these villages, which fall under its phase 1.

Much of the conflict is over the categorisation of the area as urban or rural, which determines the amount the farmers get under the land acquisition law.

The farmers reportedly want to be paid four times the circle rate. The government wants them to take just double, according to an official.

The chief minister said once the airport is operational, it will change the region's landscape by generating employment and improve amenities for the local people.

Villagers from Dayanatpur, Ranhera, Rohi, Kishorpur, Banwaripur, Siwara, Ramner and Paarohi attended the meeting.

The UP government is to spend Rs 40 billion on land acquisition for the airport, which was scheduled to start operations in 2022-23.

About 1,441 hectares of land has been identified for the first phase of the airport project.

The Union Civil Aviation Ministry had in June said the process of land acquisition was expected to be completed in two months.The ministry expected that bids for the Public Private Partnership (PPP) project would be invited by October and the foundation stone-laying ceremony held in December.

The state's civil aviation department would spend Rs 15 billion, while the Noida Development Authority would provide a matching amount.

The Greater Noida Authority and the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) would spend Rs 5 billion each, according to the plan.

Jewar Airport: Yogi promises fair deal in land acquisition from farmers About 150 farmers from eight villages in Jewar area came to the university to meet Adityanath

The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority
(YEIDA) will widen the six-lane Yamuna Expressway to eight lanes all along, anticipating a surge in traffic once the Jewar International Airport becomes functional.

“Experts have predicted around five million commuters daily on the Yamuna Expressway once the Jewar International Airport starts its operation. In order to deal with the situation, we would make one additional lane on both sides of the high-speed corridor,” Yeida CEO Arun Vir Singh told TOI on Thursday.

Singh said as per an estimate, half of the five million commuters would travel in private vehicles while the rest would use public transport. “As per government rules, a fourth lane is required when the vehicular movement crosses 60,000 a day. With the development of the airport, the fourth lane would be made functional,” he added.

At present, around 33,000 vehicles ply on Yamuna Expressway daily from Greater Noida to Jewar side, while the number is 20,000 from Jewar to Agra side. And, according to YEIDA, the construction for the Jewar International Airport would begin by October this year and “the first phase will be functional by 2022”.

Singh said officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had held a meeting with Yeida top brass on
Wednesday over the development of a road which would connect NH-93 and NH-2 in Kuberpur in Agra. “They had proposed

Yamuna e-way to expand to 8 lanes for Jewar airport - Times of India NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) will widen the six-lane Yamuna Expressway to eight lanes all along, anticipating.

Yogi Adityanath government plans to develop Noida, Greater Noida, Yamuna Expressway as electronic manufacturing zone; details here-

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Global giants keen to consult state on Jewar Airport project

Members of 11 agencies, including KPMG, Deloitte, Nippon Koei India Private limited, CRISIL, ARUP, Creative Group, CBRE and Louis Berger, met with officials of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority to understand the project requirements; the authority will open the technical bid on December 11 and finalise a consultant by mid-December

Multiple international agencies are exploring the opportunity to become the consultant for the proposed international airport in Jewar, along the 165km Yamuna Expressway.

Members of 11 agencies, including KPMG, Deloitte, Nippon Koei India Private limited, CRISIL, ARUP, Creative Group, CBRE and Louis Berger, on Friday, met with the officials of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) to understand the project requirements.

It had started the process of selecting a consultant on November 11 by floating an e-tender. Interested agencies who want to work as a consultant are applying for selection.

Officials said the authority will open the technical bid on December 11 and finalise a consultant by mid-December. On December 11, the authority will know the number of agencies that have applied. Whichever agency submits the lowest bid will win get the project, officials said

Since many international agencies are wishing to take up the consultancy job for the airport project, we hope to select an agency in December, without delaying it further,” said Shailendra Bhatia, an officer on special duty, YEIDA, who has been designated for the project.

The UP government had in October appointed YEIDA as the nodal agency for the project and directed it to expedite the process of development of this project.
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L&T Ramboll Consulting Engineers had in 2004 prepared a draft of the techno-economic feasibility report (TEFR), which was revised in 2008. YEIDA officials said that the consultant can revise the 2008 version of the TEFR.

“Since the TEFR is already ready, the new consultant can revise it instead of preparing a new one. It will save time and make the job easier. The consultant will delineate the airport land at the proposed site for which the site clearance is awarded,” Bhatia said.

YEIDA has also started the land acquisition process, officials said. “We are also following the issue up with the UP government so that it can release the funds at the earliest and we can start land acquisition, hopefully, by January, when the consultant will also begin its work on the project,” Bhatia said.
The Union civil aviation ministry had given its approval for the international airport at Jewar on June 24 this year. Now, YEIDA is awaiting funds of ₹2,000 crore from the state government to acquire 1,000 hectares of agricultural land in the initial phase of the project. On the whole, 5000 acres is required for the project, officials estimated.

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Uttar Pradesh speeds up work on Kushinagar and Jewar International Airport

NEW DELHI: The Yogi Adityanath government has put on fast-track the plan to build international airports at the east and west ends of Uttar Pradesh by inviting bids to appoint a consultant for the greenfield airport at Jewar near Noida in western UP and releasing the entire budget of nearly Rs 200 cr for the Kushinagar airport near Gorakhpur in the east.

This comes days after the government increased the air connectivity to the two existing international airports at Varanasi and Lucknow. The move is part of the government’s strategy to secure all round development of the state.

“We are focussing both on road as well as air connectivity in UP,” CM Yogi Adityanath said at a review meeting of the civil aviation department earlier last week. “We plan to connect Lucknow with every divisional headquarters in UP and other state capitals by air soon. This government is working on development of all regions when it comes to air connectivity and not just one two districts.”

On Saturday, the government invited bids to appoint a consultant who will prepare the techno-economic feasibility report for the greenfield airport in Jewar. The consultant will have to complete the task in 32 weeks. The chief minister has also passed directions to begin the process of land acquisition for the airport at the earliest. The Yamuna Expressway Authority has been appointed as the nodal agency for this project.

The government on Friday also released the entire budget of nearly Rs 200 crore for making operational the Kushinagar airport by mid-2018. The previous Samajwadi Party government, headed by Akhilesh Yadav, had released only Rs 80 crore for the project after central government-run engineering consultancy company RITES Ltd submitted an estimate in February 2016.

Soon after after assuming office in March, the Adityanath-led BJP government had released Rs 50 crore for the project. A 3 km airstrip and a terminal building is coming up at Kushinagar, which is about 50 km from the chief minister’s constituency of Gorakhpur.

Kushinagar, where Lord Buddha is believed to have delivered his last sermon, is a big attraction for Buddhist pilgrims and the airport here is expected to see flights from Singapore, Thailand, South Korea and Japan. At present, the nearest airport is Varanasi.

The state government had earlier initiated a plan to increase the air connectivity of Lucknow and Varanasi airports. Spice Jet has launched a direct flight from Jaipur to Varanasi while another from Jaipur to Agra is set to debut on December 15. A direct flight from Varanasi to Colombo has also been launched while the frequency of the weekly flight between Varanasi and the UAE has been made daily

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