Jewar Airport: 1,334 hectares of land handed to YEIDA

GREATER NOIDA: In a major development to Jewar Greenfield International Airport, the Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration on Monday took possession over the last chunk of land for airport project from farmers and handed over it to YEIDA. Entire 1334 hectares of land has now been handed to YEIDA with distribution of over 3000 crore as compensation in seven months.

As per a senior administrative officer, the land acquisition and handing over to YEIDA was started in August 3019 with first parcel of the land getting transferred on 6th August 2019. Officials said that no complaint into the land acquisition process has been received so far.

“On Monday, some disgruntled elements who are already contesting their case in High Court and were not the owners of land to be transferred resorted to stone pelting. During stone pelting SDM along with some cops were hurt. But when all villagers came on the spot the transfer of land took place peacefully. The situation was brought to control,” said B N Singh, district magistrate, Gautam Buddh Nagar.

According to YEIDA officials, the work on the airport project is expected to begin by 2020 and the first phase is likely to be completed by 2023.

Around 1, 334 hectares land will be developed for the first phase construction of Jewar international project. The airport will be spread over 5,000 hectares when fully built at an estimated to cost Rs 29,560 crore.

GREATER NOIDA: The wife of a Gaur City resident who was killed on the way to his home on the night of January 6 during a robbery bid, has finally got a job in Gaur international school on Monday. Earlier, Gautam Buddh Nagar district magistrate extended financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh to the family of deceased while the job for his wife has been arranged by Jewar MLA Thakur Dhirendra Singh.

Gaurav Chandel, a resident of Gaur City 5th Avenue, was returning from work on the night of January 6 when he was shot two bullets in his head and his car, mobile phone, laptop and other belongings were robbed.

Police had recovered Chandel's Kia Seltos car which was parked at a residential colony in Masuri area of Ghaziabad on the morning of January 15 but failed to trace the criminals who were behind the incident.

Police rounded up their investigation suspecting role of Mirchi gang behind the incident and started searching for the gang members. However, on the evening of January 26, Hapur police made a breakthrough in the case and arrested Umesh Pandit, an active member of Mirchi Gang along with Poonam,

wife of gang leader Aashu Jaat, who is still absconding.

“Acting on a tip-off, the arrest was made from Dhaulana area in Hapur when Pandit along with Ashu Jaat's wife Poonam and Jaat's two month's year old daughter was travelling on a motorcycle. The accused, during interrogations, confessed to have murdered Chandel during robbery bid and when police was taking him to Masuri area