A myth was nurtured for nearly three decades that any chief minister of Uttar Pradesh who visited Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district was doomed to go out of power.
Instead government has given a go ahead for an international airport at Jewar in Greater Noida to decongest New Delhi airport
Experts are divides on whether a new international airport should be developed at Greater Noida.
The Jewar airport proposal was first mooted by Rajnath Singh, who was then the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, in 2001 and later pushed by his successor Mayawati.
What has come in the way were the rich heritage monuments - Taj Mahal to top it all, together with the Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
UP government renews proposal for one at Jewar, 100 km from Delhi
An airport in Noida could lead to higher user fees and diversion of traffic from Delhi, which has huge unused capacity.
'The people of Uttar Pradesh have already made up their mind to puncture the Samajwadi Party's cycle, kick away the Bahujan Samaj Party's elephant, and remove shadows of the already-vanished hand of the Congress.'
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