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Explained: Why there is no rush for new greenfield airport in Jewar

The airport, to be built in public-private partnership mode, is being positioned as an alternative for citizens in the National Capital Territory

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Surajeet Das Gupta
On July 15, prospective bidders for the new greenfield airport in Jewar, in Uttar Pradesh, have been called for a pre-bid meeting to clarify their doubts. The airport, to be built in public-private partnership mode, is being positioned as an alternative for citizens in the National Capital Territory, including the neighbouring cities of Mathura, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, among others, which have till now had just one choice for an airport — the Delhi airport with its three terminals, around 80 km from Jewar.
 
But with burgeoning traffic in Delhi and just three runways, it is already facing

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