The long pending Jewar airport near Noida saw a ray of hope after the newly elected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave a nod to the construction.
Adityanath directed the senior officers of infrastructure and industry development department to complete the project within the stipulated time.
Also, asked them to take up the hurdles in the construction of Jewar International Airport with the Centre.
This will be the second international airport of National Capital Region (NCR).
In a cabinet meeting held on Thursday, Yogi Adityanath ordered a slew of measures for the residents of Uttar Pradesh. The green signal to Jewar Airport was a part of a host of other initiatives directed by the government in a late night meeting.
During the six-hour long meeting, the ministers also submitted their presentations related to the completed works.
Also, they explained the CM about their respective department's future plans.
Soon after Bhartiya Janta Party came to power, the Union minister of state for culture and tourism and Gautam Budh Nagar Member of Parliament, Mahesh Sharma met the Chief Minister to hold discussion over the long pending Jewar International Airport project.
The MP assured that as the construction of Jewar Airport will gain pace soon after Yogi takes charge of the matter.
According to the senior officials, the Chief Minister has asked them to ensure that there is no discrimination in power distribution in both rural and urban areas.
"Every development project should get finished within the stipulated time. Adityanath has directed us to propel the construction of Jewar Airport and get the work completed at the earliest," said sources.
The idea of Jewar airport was first introduced by Bhartiya Janta Party around a decade ago.
It was supported by Mayawati-led BSP government which came into power in 2007.
However, the project got stalled in 2012 after Samajwadi Government came to power and preferred an international airport in Agra instead of Jewar.
Apart from 24 hours electricity supply to all district headquarters, super specialty hospital in Noida, effective methods to reduce power theft were also discussed and approved at the cabinet meeting on Thursday by Yogi Adityanath.