Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation Stone of Noida International Airport, Uttar Pradesh today. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath, Union Ministers Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, Gen V K Singh, Shri Sanjiv Baliyan, Shri SP Singh Baghel and Shri B L Varma were among those present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said The new India of the 21st century is building one of the best modern infrastructure today. “Better roads, better rail network, better airports are not just infrastructure projects but they transform the entire region, transforming people's lives completely”, he said.
The Prime Minister said Noida International Airport will become the logistics gateway of northern India. This airport will make the entire region a powerful symbol of the National Gatishakti Masterplan, he added.
Commenting on the economic fallout of infrastructure development, the Prime Minister said employment opportunities are created during airport construction. The airport also requires thousands of people to run smoothly.Therefore “this airport will also give new employment to thousands of people of western UP”.
The Prime Minister remarked that after 7 decades of independence, for the first time, Uttar Pradesh has started getting what it has always deserved. With the efforts of the double engine government, today Uttar Pradesh is turning into the most connected region of the country. He said, NOIDA International Airport will play a major role in the growing aviation sector of India and will be a key center of maintenance, repair and operations of aircrafts. He informed that the Maintenance, repair and overhaul MRO facility is coming up in 40 acre, giving employment to hundreds of young people. Today India spends thousands of crore rupees for getting these services abroad.
Commenting on the integrated multi-modal cargo hub that is coming up, he said that in a land-locked state like Uttar Pradesh airport will be very useful. This hub will serve industrial centres like Aligarh, Mathura, Meerut, Agra, Bijnor, Moradabad and Bareilly. He said Khurja artisans, Meerut Sports Industry, Saharanpur furniture, brass industry of Moradabad, Agra footwear and Petha industry will get huge support from the upcoming infrastructure.
The Prime Minister said Uttar Pradesh, which the previous governments kept in deprivation and darkness,the Uttar Pradesh which was shown false dreams by the previous governments is making its mark not only nationally but also internationally. The Prime Minister cited Jewar airport as an example of how the earlier governments in UP and at the Center ignored the development of western Uttar Pradesh. He said two decades ago the BJP government of UP had conceptualised this project. But later this airport was entangled in the tussle of the earlier governments in Delhi and Lucknow for many years. The government which was earlier in UP had written a letter to the then central government and told that the project of this airport should be shelved. Now with the efforts of the double engine government, today we are witnessing the Bhumi Pujan of the same airport.
The Prime Minister said “infrastructure is not part of politics for us but part of national policy (Rashtra Niti). We are making sure that the projects do not get stuck, do not hang in limbo or do not go astray. We try to ensure that the infrastructure work is completed within the stipulated time”.
The Prime Minister commented that some political parties in our country have always kept their self-interest paramount. “The thinking of these people is self-interest, only their own and the development of their family. Whereas we follow the spirit of nation first. Sabka Saath - Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas - Sabka Efforts is our mantra”, The Prime Minister said.
The Prime Minister listed the recent initiatives undertaken by the government. He talked about the milestone of 100 crore vaccine doses, determination of net zero goal by 2070, Kushinagar Airport, 9 medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh, new dam and irrigation projects in Mahoba, Defence corridor and related projects in Jhansi, Purvanchal expressway, celebration of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, modern railway station in Bhopal, National highway in Pandharpur, Maharashtra and, today, Noida International Airport. “Selfish policies of certain political parties could not stand in front of our patriotism and national service”, the Prime Minister concluded.
21वीं सदी का नया भारत आज एक से बढ़कर एक बेहतरीन आधुनिक infrastructure का निर्माण कर रहा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
बेहतर सड़कें, बेहतर रेल नेटवर्क, बेहतर एयरपोर्ट ये सिर्फ इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर प्रोजेक्ट्स ही नहीं होते बल्कि ये पूरे क्षेत्र का कायाकल्प कर देते हैं, लोगों का जीवन पूरी तरह से बदल देते हैं: PM
नोएडा इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट उत्तरी भारत का logistic गेटवे बनेगा।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
ये इस पूरे क्षेत्र को नेशनल गतिशक्ति मास्टरप्लान का एक सशक्त प्रतिबिंब बनाएगा: PM @narendramodi
हवाई अड्डे के निर्माण के दौरान रोज़गार के हजारों अवसर बनते हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
हवाई अड्डे को सुचारु रूप से चलाने के लिए भी हज़ारों लोगों की आवश्यकता होती है।
पश्चिमी यूपी के हजारों लोगों को ये एयरपोर्ट नए रोजगार भी देगा: PM @narendramodi
आज़ादी के 7 दशक बाद, पहली बार उत्तर प्रदेश को वो मिलना शुरु हुआ है, जिसका वो हमेशा से हकदार रहा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
डबल इंजन की सरकार के प्रयासों से, आज उत्तर प्रदेश देश के सबसे कनेक्टेड क्षेत्र में परिवर्तित हो रहा है: PM @narendramodi
पहले की सरकारों ने जिस उत्तर प्रदेश को अभाव और अंधकार में बनाए रखा,
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
पहले की सरकारों ने जिस उत्तर प्रदेश को हमेशा झूठे सपने दिखाए,
वही उत्तर प्रदेश आज राष्ट्रीय ही नहीं, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय छाप छोड़ रहा है: PM @narendramodi
अब डबल इंजन की सरकार के प्रयासों से आज हम उसी एयरपोर्ट के भूमिपूजन के साक्षी बन रहे हैं: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
लेकिन बाद में ये एयरपोर्ट अनेक सालों तक दिल्ली और लखनऊ में पहले जो सरकारें रहीं, उनकी खींचतान में उलझा रहा।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
यूपी में पहले जो सरकार थी उसने तो बाकायदा चिट्ठी लिखकर, तब की केंद्र सरकार को कह दिया था कि इस एयरपोर्ट के प्रोजेक्ट को बंद कर दिया जाए: PM @narendramodi
यूपी में और केंद्र में पहले जो सरकारें रहीं, उन्होंने कैसे पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश के विकास को नजरअंदाज किया, उसका एक उदाहरण ये जेवर एयरपोर्ट भी है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
2 दशक पहले यूपी की भाजपा सरकार ने इस प्रोजेक्ट का सपना देखा था: PM @narendramodi
इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर हमारे लिए राजनीति का नहीं बल्कि राष्ट्रनीति का हिस्सा है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
हम ये सुनिश्चित कर रहे हैं कि प्रोजेक्ट्स अटके नहीं, लटके नहीं, भटके नहीं।
हम ये सुनिश्चित करने का प्रयास करते हैं कि तय समय के भीतर ही इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर का काम पूरा किया जाए: PM @narendramodi
हमारे देश में कुछ राजनीतिक दलों ने हमेशा अपने स्वार्थ को सर्वोपरि रखा है। इन लोगों की सोच रही है- अपना स्वार्थ, सिर्फ अपना खुद का, परिवार का विकास।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 25, 2021
जबकि हम राष्ट्र प्रथम की भावना पर चलते हैं।
सबका साथ-सबका विकास, सबका विश्वास-सबका प्रयास, हमारा मंत्र है: PM @narendramodi