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CM Yogi thanks PM Modi as centre issues 250 Crore for Ayodhya International Airport
The under-construction airport in Ayodhya will be named Maryada Purushottam Sriram Airport, Ayodhya after Lord Ram.
The Centre has approved Uttar Pradesh government's proposal for an international airport in Ayodhya.
"About ₹1,000 crore has been allocated to the district administration. The Central government has disbursed ₹250 crore," informed the chief minister.
UP government on Monday made a provision of ₹101 crore for the development of the Ayodhya airport in its budget for 2021-2022.
The under-construction airport in Ayodhya will be named Maryada Purushottam Sriram Airport, Ayodhya after Lord Ram.
Yogi Thanks PM Modi as Centre Issues 250 Crore
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Besides the provision for the Ayodhya airport which will subsequently be made an international airport, the budget also provides for ₹2,000 crore for increasing the number of airstrips at Jewar Airport from 2 to 6.
Cities like Aligarh, Moradabad, Meerut will also be linked through air service soon. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath told reporters after the presentation of the budget by Finance Minister Suresh Khanna.
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Meanwhile, the state government had also made a provision of ₹2,000 crore for the upcoming Noida International Airport and also announced establishing an ‘electronic city’ near the airport.
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Work on the first phase of the Noida International Airport is underway. The airport, being built at an estimated cost of ₹29,560 crore, is touted to be the biggest in India upon completion.
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