Live Blog: PM Modi lays foundation stone of international airport at Jewar

It will benefit several people: PM Modi
It will benefit crores of people in Delhi-NCR and Western Uttar Pradesh. Better roads, better rail network, better airports are not just infrastructure projects but they transform the entire region, transforming people's lives completely: PM Modi
Infrastructure is not politics for us: PM Modi
PM Modi addressed a huge rally in Jewar where he said that infrastructure is not politics for their government, but part of national policy. He asserted that the government ensures that projects don't get stuck and are completed in time.
Airport will be connected to Delhi-Mumbai expressway
The airport will be connected to the Delhi-Mumbai expressway near Ballabhgarh in Haryana. The entire population of Haryana, which lives far from the existing Delhi airport, will get direct air connectivity. This will open new windows for not only west UP but Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan also: Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh
PM Modi lays foundation stone
PM Modi has laid the foundation stone of Noida International Airport in Jewar. The airport will be fifth international airport in Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow, Varanasi, Kushinagar and Ayodhya.
Thousands present at event site
Thousands of people, including women and children, on Thursday gathered at Jewar amid heavy security to watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport. Heavy security has been deployed at and around the event venue. Visitors are being frisked before entering the 'jan sabha' area, officials said, adding that the police have banned black flags.
PM Modi reaches Jewar
PM Modi has reached Jewar where he will lay the foundation stone of Noida International Airport shortly.
India's first net-zero emissions airport
The airport will be India's first net-zero emissions airport. It will have a Ground Transportation Centre featuring metro and high-speed rail stations, taxis, bus services, and private parking for seamless connectivity.
PM to reach shortly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive at Jewar shortly to lay the foundation stone for the Noida international airport in Gautam Buddha Nagar. This will be the fifth international airport in Uttar Pradesh.
Airport will be a boon for UP residents
The airport will be a major boost for the residents of East Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Meerut and nearby west UP districts. With a target of over one crore footfall every year, the airport will prove to be a major boost to tourism in Agra and Mathura.
Here is what the CM has said
Noida international airport will be completed as per the scheduled deadline of 2024 and create huge employment opportunities in the state, thereby changing the business dynamics of this region: Yogi Adityanath.
Completion by 2024
UP CM Yogi Adityanath has said that it will be completed by 2024, i.e. before the next General Elections. The airport is spread over more than 1,300 hectares of land. After the completion of the first phase, the airport will be able to serve around 1.2 crore passengers a year.
Asia’s largest airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of the Noida International Airport at Jewar today. It will be Asia’s largest airport. The Yogi Adityanath government has touted it to be the logistics gateway for North India.