Noida International Airport

05/01/2021

According to a statement issued by the state information department, along with reducing the costs, these will also provide rail, road and metro facilities to commuters at one place.

05/01/2021

UAE’s LuLu Group to set up food processing unit in Greater Noida - Smart City

The UAE-based LuLu Group International is all set to expand its footprint in India by setting up a vegetable and food processing, a key investment of an estimated Rs 200cr that the company hopes will create at least 2,000 job opportunities in the region.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/uaes-lulu-group-to-set-up-food-processing-unit-in-city/articleshow/80105334.cms

20/09/2020

UP CM Yogi Adityanath holds review meet on Jewar airport project

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a review meeting on the proposed Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) at Jewar with all the police administrative officers and public representatives of Meerut Division on Friday.

Noida: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a review meeting on the proposed Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) at Jewar with all the police administrative officers and public representatives of Meerut Division on Friday.

During the review meeting, Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority and Chief Executive Officer of Nile, Dr. Arun Vir Singh told Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that a concessionaire agreement with Zurich International Airport AG for Noida International Airport will be signed on October 10

The development was confirmed by Jewar MLA Thakur Dhirendra Singh, who was part of the review meeting.

The authorities are in talks with the officials of Zurich International Airport and they will coming to India soon. Notably, air traffic between India and Switzerland has been closed for nearly 6 months due to the coronavirus crisis.

In such a situation, the officials of the contractor company could not come to India and the Yamuna Authority had to postpone the date of the concessionaire agreement twice.

The project, which has been stuck for almost 6 months due to coronavirus pandemic is going to gain momentum soon

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a review meeting on the proposed Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) at Jewar with all the police administrative officers and public representatives of Meerut Division on Friday.

13/09/2020

Jewar Airport concessionaire agreement may be signed by October 15

International AG, and special purpose vehicle, the Yamuna International Airport Private Limited, would sign the concessionaire agreement before October 15, if restrictions on air travel in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic are relaxed by that time.

On May 19 this year, Zurich International had got requisite security clearance from the ministry of home affairs, paving way for the singing of the concessionaire agreement.

The agreement was supposed to be signed by July 2, according to the earlier schedule. Later on June 10, the UP government postponed the agreement signing date to August 17 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“They (Zurich) have been given time till October 15 for signing of the agreement in view of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on air travel. Currently, there are no international flights between Zurich and India and that’s why travel is not possible. Once international flights start, they will travel to sign the agreement,” said Arun Vir Singh, chief executive officer of NIAL and YEIDA.

Zurich International and Yamuna International Airport private limited had on January 30 applied for security clearance to the ministry of home affairs. Zurich AG cannot start work at the Jewar airport site before the agreement is signed.

The Gautam Budh Nagar administration had acquired 1,334 hectares under phase 1 out of the total 5,000 hectares required for the airport project that has a budget of Rs 30,000 crore, paving way for the construction to begin at the site. But work is being delayed at the site due to the pandemic, officials said.

On November 29, 2019, Zurich Airport International AG, the owner of Switzerland’s biggest airport, had emerged as the top bidder to design, build and develop a new airport in Jewar along the 165-kilometre Yamuna expressway in Uttar Pradesh.

To be spread over 5,000 hectares, once completed, it will be the biggest airport in India with eight runways and will cater to 70 million passengers a year by 2040-50. The first phase is expected to be completed in 2023.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/jewar-airport-concessionaire-agreement-may-be-signed-by-october-15/story-1EThIXXSjyMmCVPweUjgUI.html

01/07/2020

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

20/05/2020

Developer Zurich Airport gets security clearance for Jewar airport
The firm had on November 29 emerged as the highest bidder to develop the Greenfield Airport in Jewar on the outskirts of Delhi, outbidding competitors like Adani Enterprises, DIAL and Anchorage Infrastructure Investments Holding.

Swiss firm Zurich Airport International AG has got security clearance from the Centre for developing Jewar airport in western Uttar Pradesh, a senior state government official said.

The firm had on November 29 emerged as the highest bidder to develop the Greenfield Airport in Jewar on the outskirts of Delhi, outbidding competitors like Adani Enterprises, DIAL and Anchorage Infrastructure Investments Holding.

"Glad to share that Zurich Airport International AG has got the security clearance for the development of the Noida International Greenfield Airport at Jewar," Principal Secretary, UP government, S P Goyal tweeted.

The firm had applied to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for security clearance as part of the process to begin the work, a senior official in Gautam Buddh Nagar associated with the project told PTI.

Billed to be the biggest airport in India, the entire project will be spread over 5,000 hectares and is estimated to cost Rs 29,560 crore, according to officials.

The first phase of the airport would be spread over 1,334 hectare and cost Rs 4,588 crore. The project is being managed and operated by the Noida International Airport (NIAL), a special agency floated by the government, according to officials.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/developer-zurich-airport-gets-security-clearance-for-jewar-airport-5290231.html?utm_source=MC_Mail_Mkt_AlertA

The firm had on November 29 emerged as the highest bidder to develop the Greenfield Airport in Jewar on the outskirts of Delhi, outbidding competitors like Adani Enterprises, DIAL and Anchorage Infrastructure Investments Holding.

13/07/2019

Jewar airport drives investment for YEIDA

Investments in the Yamuna City area have received a boost from the proposed airport at Jewar, with industrial projects worth more than Rs 11,000 crore

20/06/2019

Noida Metro Aqua Line goes innovative! Movie shootings, food courts, shopping franchises at stations soon-

As a new 10-km long corridor between Delhi Metro Blue Line's Botanical Garden and Noida Metro Aqua Line's Sector 142 station is being proposed, the corporation is exploring fare and non-fare options to generate revenue.

16/06/2019

https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/xiaomi-component-supplier-holitech-technology-opens-first-plant-in-greater-noida/1608743/

Smartphone major Xiaomi Saturday said Holitech Technology - one of its global component suppliers - has inaugurated its first component manufacturing plant in India (Greater Noida).

11/05/2019

Metro line connecting Jewar Airport to Greater Noida to have 25 stations

The metro rail connecting Jewar Airport from Aqua line station in Knowledge Park 2 in Greater Noida will have 25 stations, according to the latest news reports. There shall be 24 stations along the elevated portion and 1 underground station. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, in its presentation given to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), stated that the entire metro corridor connecting the Jewar Airport via the Knowledge Park 2 will be 35.64 km long. Out of this, 32.27 km will be at the surface level.

The DMRC, in their initial draft report, estimated the time for completion by March 2025. However, YEIDA CEO Arun Vir Singh, asserted that the metro link should be active by 2023, as the airport will also be functional by then.

News has it that the Jewar Airport is meant to be the largest airport in India by area. The airport alone will handle as many as 60 lakh passengers. An aviation hub will also be made close to the airport.

The metro rail connecting Jewar Airport from Aqua line station in Knowledge Park 2 in Greater Noida will have 25 stations, according to the latest news reports.

03/03/2019

Big Jewar Airport impact: Metro to roll! DMRC submits Noida International Airport metro line report to Modi government

As per DMRC report there would be 25 metro stations out of which 8 would be in Greater Noida Authority purview while rest 17 would fall into the ambit of the Yamuna Expressway Authority.

n a bid to provide metro connectivity to the air passengers commuting from the Jewar International Airport in Noida, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has submitted its report to Modi government. The report informs that the metro rail line will have 25 metro stations and the proposed airport metro line would become operational by 2025. The reports talk about the third metro line that would cost an additional Rs 1200 crore in the Noida-Greater Noida metro line project.

Elaborating on the development Aditya Ghildiyal, President, Greater Noida Industries Association told Zee Business online, "The Delhi Metro has submitted DPR for the first two lines and the third line propose in this airport line would cost an additional Rs 1200 crore on the government exchequers." He said that there would be 25 metro stations out of which 8 would be falling under the Greater Noida Authority purview while rest 17 would fall into the administrative ambit of the Yamuna Expressway Authority.

Hailing the Jewar Airport metro line move Vipin Malhan, President, Noida Entrepreneurs Association said, "The Jewar Airport metro line would fuel industrial investment in the ITES and service sector as it prefers to proper connectivity that can save time and provide quick access to the airport and their office. This metro line will do the same." he said that the airport would provide Noida to attract investors who are planning to invest in Gurugram as Noida lacked proper metro and airport connectivity.

As per the Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted by the DMRC, the proposed Jewar metro line is expected to become operational by 2015 and proper work on the line would begin in 2020. The metro line will have 2.7 km metro track inside the Jewar Airport campus.

As per DMRC report there would be 25 metro stations out of which 8 would be in Greater Noida Authority purview while rest 17 would fall into the ambit of the Yamuna Expressway Authority.

03/03/2019

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NOIDA : The Noida Authority on Friday announced a budget of over Rs 5,800 crore, around Rs 900 crore more than last year’s allocation, with a thrust o.