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Tamil Nadu Drops Parandur Airport Project
The Hindu··24 Aug
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay told the Assembly the government is dropping the proposed Parandur airport and will identify alternative sites for Chennai's second airport. He said Terminal 5 will be built at the existing Chennai airport, raising capacity to 55 million passengers annually. Annamalai said finding a new site could take years, while Stalin called the decision a setback.
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What It Means For You
- Residents near Parandur whose land was already acquired now face uncertainty over what happens to it next.
- Air travellers in Chennai will see capacity rise gradually through a new Terminal 5, rather than an entirely new airport.
- Farmers who protested the original project may see this as a reversal, though a new site could affect a different community.
What's Happening
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay told the Assembly the Parandur airport project will be dropped.
- Terminal 5 will be built at the existing Chennai airport, raising capacity to 55 million passengers annually.
- Opposition leaders Annamalai and Stalin both criticised the decision, citing delays and lost land-acquisition progress.
The Land and Timeline Questions Left Unresolved
- About 1,700 acres had already been acquired for Parandur against the 5,746 acres required for the original project.
- Annamalai said identifying a new site and completing approvals could take at least ten years.
- Chennai airport currently handles 30 million passengers annually, a figure the government says will rise as terminals expand.
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