The proposed Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar airport paces as the land acquisition proceedings for the second phase begins. The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has sent a proposal to the Uttar Pradesh Government for the acquisition of land for the second phase. According to reports, the land is being acquired in accordance with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The proposal for land acquisition for the second phase of the Noida International Airport has been sent by the district administration to the government. The government may shortly issue a notification under Section 11 and then under Section 15 of the law for further proceedings. Land of six villages of Ranhera, Kureb, Dayanatpur, Karauli Bangar, Mundrah and Birampur in Jewar, some 75 km off Delhi, are likely to be acquired. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 29,560 crore the project is spread across an area of 5,000 acre and is being developed by Zurich Airport International AG (ZAIA).