Greater Noida, Feb. 8 -- The Noida International Airport Limited Thursday said the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to allocate Rs 800 crore for the greenfield Noida international airport in Jewar along the 165km Yamuna Expressway will give this mega project a boost. The allocation was announced in the state budget on Thursday.

The Uttar Pradesh government and the ministry of civil aviation are expected to lay the foundation stone of this project by the end of February this year.

"The fund of Rs 800 crore, sanctioned by the state government for the airport, will benefit this project immensely. We have already deposited Rs 2,850 crore with the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration's land department for distribution among farmers, ...