NOIDA: Talk of an international airport in Greater Noida has resurfaced with newly appointed junior minister in the civil aviation ministry and MP from GautamBudhNagar, Mahesh Sharma, saying he will explore the possibility of setting up the project.
Sharma, who will take charge on Wednesday, said he would discuss the issue with the UP government and expects the proposal to be finalized within a month.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to develop world-class infrastructure in the country, which will help generate jobs,” Sharma told TOI in an interview after he was named minister of state for civil aviation, tourism and culture.
“I guess within a month, a proposal will be finalized and discussed at a higher level,” he said, but did not elaborate.
Sharma, a doctor and owner of a chain of hospitals in the Noida-Greater Noida area, said development of the region had suffered due to the poor law and order situation and faulty policies of the state government. An airport would help the area emerge as an industrial hub, he added.
