Noida airport to be inaugurated next month: Adityanath in Assembly

“Before 2017, there were very few airports in UP. Two of them were operational while the other two were partially functional. Today, 16 airports are functional. Out of these, four are international airports, and the fifth international airport, which will be India’s largest, will be made operational in Jewar next month. This is the speed of Uttar Pradesh,” Adityanath said in the House.

The Noida International Airport is a greenfield project being developed in the Jewar area of Gautam Buddh Nagar district under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The first phase of the project, spread over around 1,300 hectares, was initially scheduled to begin operations in September 2024 and has missed multiple deadlines.

The CM also said the state had made significant growth in expressways, rail, and urban transport connectivity in recent years.

“Uttar Pradesh now accounts for a major share of the country’s expressway network, along with extensive rail routes, expanding metro services, and improved inter-state road connectivity,” the CM said in the House.

“Before 2017, there were one and a half expressways in UP. Today, there are 21 expressways in Uttar Pradesh, and if all twenty-two are completed, then UP alone would have 60% of the expressways in the country. The largest railway network in the country is currently in UP, 16,000 kilometres. The highest number of metro lines in the country is in UP. The state has the highest number of airports in the country. Before 2017, Uttar Pradesh had very few airports. Of those, only two were operational, and two were partially operational,” he added.