India, July 11 -- The Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) and the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration has banned construction in a 10km radius of the Noida international airport. According to a new directive, no construction can take place without a proper no objection certificate (NOC) from the administrative department, officials aware of the matter, said.

The move comes after officials realised that rampant illegal construction in the vicinity of the airport can hamper operations at the new airport.

A key meeting of the Airport Environment Management Committee (AEMC) for Noida International Airport was held on Wednesday, in which officials from the district administration, the airport concessionaire YIAPL (Yamuna Interna...