Bids open for developing Jewar airport
The Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) on Thursday invited global players to float bids for development of an international greenfield airport in Uttar Pradesh's Jewar, officials said. The airport, second in national capital region after Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport and billed to be the biggest in the country when fully operational, will cost an estimated Rs 15,000 crore, said officials of the NIAL, an entity floated by the Uttar Pradesh government for implementing the mega project. "The state cabinet had in a meeting in Lucknow on May 28 approved the bid document for development of the airport. Today, this bid is being opened by the NIAL and details are available on its website -- www.nialjewar.com. The entire project would cost Rs 15,754 crore and the first phase would be completed in an area of over 1,300 hectare with two runways," Chief Executive Officer, NIAL, ArunVir Singh told reporters. The bidding will be made on per passenger basis, will be completed in a single stage and the tender finalised on November 29 this year, he said.
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