Jewar airport to be renamed Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar
Months ahead of UP Assembly elections, CM Yogi Adityanath says state cabinet is grateful to Modi for the airport, calls it a major gift to Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Oct 9 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved a proposal to rename the Noida International Airport at Jewar as 'Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar', Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said.
Briefing reporters after a Cabinet meeting here, Adityanath said the state Cabinet was grateful to Prime Minister Modi for the airport, which he described as a major gift to Uttar Pradesh.
"The Council of Ministers of Uttar Pradesh expresses its gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting the state the Noida International Airport at Jewar. The Cabinet has approved a proposal to name it Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar," the chief minister said.
Adityanath said the airport was set to emerge as Uttar Pradesh's largest airport and a major aviation hub in the country. PTI KIS DV
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