developer Zurich Airport gets security clearance for Jewar airport.
Swiss firm Zurich Airport International AG has got security clearance from the Centre for developing Jewar airport in western Uttar Pradesh, according to a senior state government official.
The firm had on November 29 emerged as the highest bidder to develop the Greenfield Airport in Jewar on the outskirts of Delhi, outbidding competitors like Adani Enterprises, DIAL, and Anchorage Infrastructure Investments Holding.
The firm had applied to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for security clearance as part of the process to begin the work, a senior official in Gautam Buddh Nagar associated with the project. Billed to be the biggest airport in India, the entire project will be spread over 5,000 hectares and is estimated to cost ?29,560 crores, according to officials.
The first phase of the airport would be spread over 1,334 hectares and cost ?4,588 crores. The project is being managed and operated by the Noida International Airport (NIAL), a special agency floated by the government, according to officials.
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