Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation of the Noida international airport near Jewar in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district. He also said after seven decades of Independence, Uttar Pradesh is finally getting what it has always deserved. “The same Uttar Pradesh is leaving its mark not only nationally but internationally,” Modi underlined. Also read | Jewar airport to be Asia’s biggest: ScindiaThe Noida international airport will be the state's fifth international airport and it is scheduled to be operational by 2024. The Noida airport will also be the second international flight transit hub to come up in the national capital region, and is aimed at decongesting Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Source: Hindustan Times November 25, 2021 20:15 UTC