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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport (NIA) today in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh at 1 pm. The development of the first phase of the airport is being done at a cost of over ₹ 10,050 crore.
The airport is spread over more than 1300 hectares of land. The completed first phase of the airport will have a capacity to serve around 1.2 crore passengers a year and the work on it is scheduled to be completed by 2024.
Taking to Twitter, the prime minister had said that the project will boost commerce, connectivity, and tourism.
"Tomorrow, 25th November is a major day for India's and Uttar Pradesh's strides in infra creation. At 1 PM, the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport will be laid. This project will significantly boost commerce, connectivity and tourism," the PM had tweeted on Wednesday.
According to Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Uttar Pradesh will become the only state in India to have five international airports.
The development of the airport is in line with the vision of the prime minister towards boosting connectivity and creating a future-ready aviation sector, it said.
"A special focus of this grand vision has been on the state of Uttar Pradesh that is witnessing the development of multiple new international airports including the recently inaugurated Kushinagar airport and the under-construction international airport at Ayodhya," it said.
Meanwhile, ahead of the Punjab Elections 2022, former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Congress MP Preneet Kaur has been asked to explain reports of her "anti-party" activities failing which disciplinary action would be taken against her by the party. In a letter to her by Congress's Punjab in-charge Harish Choudhary, he has said they have been "continuously receiving" reports from the media and party leaders from Patiala about such activities.
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No Prior Approval Needed For Foreign Students To Get Admission In CBSE-Affiliated Schools
CBSE has decided that now onward, no prior approval is required by the students from the Board to seek admission in the schools affiliated to the CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education
Many students studying abroad in foreign Boards are joining schools affiliated with CBSE...CBSE has decided that now onward, no prior approval is required by the students from the Board to seek admission in the schools affiliated to the CBSE: Central Board of Secondary Education pic.twitter.com/FW3roWquXB
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2021
Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of Noida Int'l Airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays out of Noida International Airport in Jewar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays out of Noida International Airport, Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar pic.twitter.com/udnsvXbqN9
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 25, 2021