In the run-up to the Noida international airport in Jewar starting operations in April 2025, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said it has provided all basic civic services, which were promised as per the agreement signed in March 2021 with Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), the concessionaire for Noida international airport.
Agencies such as the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority, the National Highways Authority of India and others together completed all services, which were promised under the state support agreement signed in March 2021, said officials.
โUnder the agreement, the state will provide essential infrastructure, including surface access, water, electricity, sewage network, proper drainage, and waste disposal, among others, to pave the way for the airportโs operations,โ said a UP government official, aware of the development, asking not to be named.
The Yeida said crucial infrastructure projects have been completed and a 750m access road has also been built and only a no objection certificate (NOC) from the Airports Authority of India is awaited.
โThe remaining stretch, connecting the airportโs entry point to the terminal building, will be built by the concessionaire. The UP government will bear the โน200 crore cost for the access road as part of the agreement. The agreement had specified a four-lane road, but the government exceeded expectations by building an eight-lane elevated road,โ said Shailendra Bhatia, officer on special duty, Yeida, and nodal officer for Noida International Airport Limited.
Yeida has provided a 4MLD hydro extraction well in Faleda Khadar area at a cost of โน13 crore to meet the water needs of the airport.
โWe will build another 4MLD well to support the airportโs future needs and these wells will cater to the airportโs passenger capacity requirements in the third phase, when the airport is projected to handle 50 million passengers annually. In terms of power supply, two substations in sectors 18 and 32 have been designated to meet the airportโs electricity needs. The power requirement for the first phase, when it will handle 12 million passengers annually, is 19MW. In the fourth phase, when it will handle 70 million passengers annually, it will require 204MW. Bhatia emphasised that the power supply from the Sector 32 substation alone surpasses the airportโs cumulative requirements,โ said Bhatia.
The Yeida said all necessary infrastructure support has been provided to the concessionaire. It is now the concessionaireโs responsibility to complete the related internal infrastructure. These efforts by the state has ensured that Noida international airport is equipped with the foundational facilities needed for its operations, ahead of its anticipated commercial launch in April 2025.
