Noida, Nov 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.

Noida International Airport at Jewar will become logistics gateway of northern India and give new employment opportunities to thousands of people of western UP, the PM said addressing the gathering.

Noida International Airport will directly connect a major centre of export with international markets. It will enable farmers of this region to export perishable goods like vegetables, fruits, & fish. It will help MSMEs of western UP to reach foreign markets, said PM Modi.

The PM was accompanied by CM Yogi Adityanath and Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia