Watch | Noida International Airport construction on in full swing to welcome flyers by end of 2024

Construction at the Noida International Airport, also known as the Jewar International Airport, in the National Capital Region is on in full swing. The airport is expected to begin operations by the end of 2024 and CNBC-TV18 did a status check.

As per the concession agreement, this is phase 1 of the construction of terminal 1. The terminal is spread across over 1 lakh square kilometres. The work at the site began nine months ago and a lot of development has happened. All deep excavation activities have been completed.

Over 2,600 workers have been deployed at the 1,330-hectare site, and their peak strength is expected to hit 6,000 as construction of the other phases begins. In the past nine months, it has taken a collective 4.2 million man-hours to sink key foundations of the terminal and other key buildings. 32,000 cubic meters of concrete have been poured so far, and 14,000 tonnes of steel have been used.