Opinion | Jewar Airport Puts Noida’s Economic Explosion Well Beyond Scale Of Gurugram’s Success

It is not just a means to create another Gurugram; it is the engine of a much larger and well-planned economic ecosystem which will push Noida’s, Uttar Pradesh’s, and India’s growt

Not so long ago, Noida used to be regarded as the poorer and problematic cousin of Gurgaon, now Gurugram. Despite having a lot more planned infrastructure and wider roads since Mayawati’s days as chief minister, it used to be the wild east of the National Capital Region (NCR) with unchecked crime, thriving sand and liquor mafia, and real estate sharks that routinely defrauded middle-class home buyers.

That first started to change slowly, and now under CM Yogi Adityanath at a breath-taking pace, especially along the Yamuna Expressway. The opening of Phase 1 of the Noida International Airport at Jewar is perhaps the most demonstrable part of that grand transition; a much more planned and........

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