GREATER NOIDA, March 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has formed a committee comprising officials from the Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL), the World Bank, and Bharat Biotech subsidiary Innova Agri Park to develop a financial model for a fruit-based processing unit near the Noida International Airport's multi-modal cargo hub, the Yamuna expressway industrial development authority (Yeida) on Tuesday.

The hub is meant to facilitate the export of tinned fruits and juices, particularly benefiting farmers from Jewar and surrounding districts by providing a market for their produce, officials said. The food processing unit cannot be situated within the airport premises because a gamma radiation facility is key to its cleaning ...