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Rs.2000 CR for Jewar airport land, assures UP government

Megha Jain

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The UP Govt has assured the chairman of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) of soon releasing Rs2,000 crore to acquire land for an international airport in Jewar along Yamuna Expressway.The authority has decided to get environmental clearances for the project by 2019.It needs around Rs2,000 crore to acquire nearly 1,000 hectares in the first phase. YEIDA has already identified 5,000 hectares for the entire project.