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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that rehabilitation of the families that would be displaced during the construction of Jewar airport in Noida was the priority of the government and there should be better rehabilitation mechanisms and the whole process should be carried out after consultation with the families concerned.
The chief minister issued these directions while reviewing the progress of the project on Monday on the occasion of the signing of the State Support Agreement between Yamuna International Airport Private Limited and Noida International Airport Limited constituted by Zurich Airport International AG, the selected developer for Jewar airport.
The chief minister said that the population of Nagla Ganeshi and different hamlets of village Rehi coming on the way of the proposed runway should be shifted first.
"This issue should be addressed by March 6. The process of allotment of plots to the displaced population should be conducted with complete transparency. It should also be broadcast live," he said.
The chief minister said that a committee should be constituted for the rehabilitation process under the chairmanship of Additional Commissioner of Meerut division. "It will be appropriate to nominate retired IAS officers and retired judges as observers. Even the Chief Minister's Office should regularly review the work of the Jewar airport project," the chief minister said.
The district magistrate of Gautam Buddha Nagar informed the chief minister that 48.0979 hectare land had been arranged in Jewar Bangar for rehabilitation of the displaced population.
Yogi said that the state government would provide a four-lane connectivity facility for Jewar airport besides upgrading, modernising and maintaining the existing roads. He said all efforts would be made to connect the airport with Metro rail. He said all services related to the utility would be completed with full commitment.
"All types of permissions have been obtained for the development of the airport. The government will release all the necessary clearances at state government level in time," he said.
The chief minister appreciated the work of Zurich Airport International AG, a developer selected for Jewar airport, and assured its representatives that all possible help would be provided to them by the government.
The chief minister recalled that the Jewar airport project was lying pending with the previous governments for almost thirty years. "We decided in March, 2017 that this project would be completed on priority in the interest of the country and the state," Yogi Adityanath said.
The chief minister said that he was of the view that good connectivity expedites the development process. "The process of operationalisation of 21 airports and seven runways is underway. This effort will make Uttar Pradesh soar in the field of civil aviation," he said.
On behalf of the state government, Additional Chief Secretary to CM, SP Goyal, and Secretary to CM and Civil Aviation Surendra Singh, CEO Dr Arun Veer Singh and nodal officer Shailendra Bhatia on behalf of Noida International Airport Limited and Christophe Schnellmann, Kiran Jain and Shobhit Gupta on behalf of Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd signed the agreement.