Uttar Pradesh to get nine new airports in the next two years: Govt

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has announced plans to construct nine new airports in Uttar Pradesh within the next two years. During the Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Scindia highlighted the government’s strong focus on the civil aviation sector, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Scindia pointed out that in the first 65 years of independence, only 74 airports were built. However, in the last nine years of the Modi government, 75 airports, including airports, heliports, and waterdromes, have been developed, bringing the total to 149.