Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: International Airport at Jewar, U.P.
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram, P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 22

(To be answered on the 3rd February 2022)

## INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT JEWAR, U.P

## *22. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K SHRI VELUSAMY P

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (3) whether the Government has finalised the deal for an international airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh;
2. (b)ifso, the details of the bidders and the expected date of completion of the project as per their bidding;
3. () whether the main bidder has given sub-contract to any other authority to implement the project;
4. (d) if the name 0f the sub-contractor or any Special Purpose Vehicle who would be engaged to carry out the project; SO,
- (0) the estimated cost and the number ofpassengers expected to utilise the new airport 0n completion of the project; and
6. (f) the status of the existing IGI Airport; Delhi and its utilisation after completion of the above said airport?

## ANSWER

(Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia)

(a) to (f: A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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Statement in reply to parts (a) to (f) of the Starred Question No\_ 22 for answer on 03.02.2022 regarding 'International Airport at Jewar, U.P.'

(2) to (e): Government %f India granted 'in principle' approval to Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP) on 08.05.2018 for setting up a new greenfield international airport at Jewar; NoidaGoUP appointed Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) as the implementing agency for the proiect under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode: YEIDA compieted the bidding process wherein M/s Zurich Airport International AG emerged as the successful bidder; GoUP subsequently awarded the project to MIs Zurich Airport International AG for development of the airport; Mls Zurich Airport International AG has formed a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) -Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL): The Concession Agreement has been   signed on 7th October, 2020 between YIAPL and Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL), a State Government Company:

GoUP has informed that the task of acquisition of 1334 hectare of land for Phase-I of the project has been completed and the possession of the land has been obtained; The Concessionaire has initiated selection f Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contractor through tendering:

As per the Master Plan submitted by YIAPL; the forecast for initial year traffic is 4 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) for the airport against the initial capacity of 12 MPPA for Phase I The estimated project cost for Phase I is Rs. 8914 crore including the land acquisition cost  As per the Concession Agreement; the scheduled completion date of airport is 29th September, 2024.

(f: The IGI Airport; Delhi is an operational airport. Government of India has granted 'In-Principle" approval for setting up of a new greenfield international airport at Jewar, Noida as a second airport to serve the need of Delhi National Capital Region. IGI Airport; Delhi will continue to remain operational:

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