The third phase of the currently under construction Noida International Airport in Jewar will begin land acquisition by the Yamuna Motorway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) by the end of September of this year.

The Social Impact Assessment (SIA) of this has been announced by the Uttar Pradesh government.

The Authority’s CEO, Arun Vir Singh, said that the SIA will be completed by August 30 and other processes, including the approval of the SIA report, are likely to be done by September, paving the way for land acquisition to begin in September-October.

Over 2,000 hectares of land is to be acquired in the third phase.

According to the notification, the SIA will be conducted by the Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, under the provisions of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement Act, 2013, and it will be completed by August 30, 2023.