India, April 25 -- The Ghaziabad district administration has finalised a proposal to procure 6.8 hectares of land for the long-term expansion of the Hindon airport and sent it to the state government for final approval, officials said Friday.

Officials said around Rs.63 crore will be paid to landholders and farmers for the acquisition.

"Once the proposal is finalised, the administration will directly purchase the land. We have received consent from 40 landholders, who will be offered rates twice the circle rates in the area," Avnish Kumar Singh, additional district magistrate, told HT.

The civil terminal at Sikandarpur, near the IAF's Hindon air base, currently operates on the IAF runway and is spread across about 22,050 square metres....