UP CM reviews Noida airport work as inauguration day inches closer

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday reviewed the work at the site and directed the concessionaire to complete it as soon as possible.

- Neha LM Tripathi and Vinod Rajput

“The date for the inauguration will be finalised soon, and we have given the timelines to the concessionaire to complete the civil work and also obtain requisite approvals well in advance for the mega event,” said RK Singh, chief executive officer of the Noida International Private Limited (NIAL), a state government agency formed to oversee the work.

The much awaited Noida International airport (NIA) may take another at least a month before it gets inaugurated, senior officials privy to the development said on Saturday. The greenfield airport was targeted to be inaugurated by the monthend, but officials have confirmed that the airport is under the process of receiving various approvals.