JEWAR AIRPORT: 75 PER CENT LAND ACQUIRED FOR PHASE 1
The 82-hectare land was acquired from Dayanatpur village and transferred to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), the nodal agency for the airport, officials said. The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Saturday acquired another 82-hectare of land from farmers for the upcoming Jewar airport, completing 75 percent of required acquisition for the first phase of the project. The 82-hectare land was acquired from Dayanatpur village and transferred to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), the nodal agency for the airport, officials said. "So far 923-hectare of the 1,239-hectare required for the first phase of the Greenfield International Airport has been acquired and transferred to YEIDA," District Magistrate BN Singh said, according to an official statement. The development comes five days after 44 villagers in Jewar were arrested over their protest and planned blockade of a toll plaza, Yamuna Expressway, and loca...