Centre asks UP to prepare new report on Greater Noida airport

The Centre has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to prepare a fresh feasibility report on the proposed greenfield airport in Greater Noida.
   
A group of ministers (GoM) considered the proposal of the Uttar Pradesh government for 'in principle' approval to set up an international airport in Jevar.
   
However after studying the proposal, the Centre asked the state government to prepare a supplementary Techno Economic Feasibility Report, official sources said.
   
The plan for the Rs 5,000 crore Taj International Airport Hub (TIAH) was first conceptualised in 2001 by the then Mayawati government and required acquisition of 1,500 hectares of land.
   
The biggest hurdle confronting TIAH, one of the most ambitious projects of Chief Minister Mayawati, was that it fell within 70 km of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport and was not allowed under aviation laws.
   
But the new greenfield airport policy, approved last year, removed the hurdles by stating that a proposal to set up an airport within 150 km of an existing airport would be considered by a Steering Committee.
   
The Committee would consider all relevant facts and circumstances including contractual liabilities. After its nod, the proposal would be sent to the civil aviation ministry which shall place it before Union Cabinet for consideration.
   
The project went into rough waters due to differences between the Centre and the state government.