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Watch: Parandur airport scrapped: What do the youth say? | The Hindu Ground Report

August 30, 2026 admin

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The scrapping of Parandur airport project by TVK-led Tamil Nadu government: a compilation

August 30, 2026 admin

Ekanapuram villagers in Kancheepuram district staging a protest near a lake against the proposed Parandur greenfield airport project on May 21, 2023 | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led Tamil Nadu government, fulfilling one of its poll promises, has officially announced that the proposed greenfield airport project planned as Chennai’s second…

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Chennai’s second airport: grounded until take-off

August 29, 2026 admin

Nearly three decades after the idea to build a second airport for Chennai was first mooted, the Tamil Nadu government finds itself at the drawing board again, hunting for a fresh site, after the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government cancelled the Parandur airport project. Cheyyur and Gummidipoondi were among the 11 locations originally considered when…

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Can Chennai airport handle Code F aircraft?

August 27, 2026 admin

Although the Chennai airport is classified as a Code E airport, there have been instances where Code F aircraft were handled. | Photo Credit: X/aaichnairport In the light of the Tamil Nadu government scrapping the massive second airport at Parandur, social media has been abuzz with debates on what the city could be missing out…

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Parandur airport project to be dropped by Tamil Nadu government, announces CM Vijay

August 24, 2026 admin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. File Photo Credit: ANI via X/@CMOTamilnadu Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday (August 24, 2026) announced his government’s decision to drop the proposed airport at Parandur and identify alternative sites for a new Chennai airport. Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, he said…

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Tamil Nadu government to look for new airport site instead of Parandur

June 19, 2026 admin

In the eye of the storm: Nearly 1,700 acres of land has already been acquired for the Parandur airport project, which was announced in 2022 by the DMK government. | Photo Credit: B. VELANKANNI RAJ The Tamil Nadu Government will explore, with officials and experts, the possibility of finding an alternative site for the proposed greenfield airport near Chennai, Minister…

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Farmers who gave land for Parandur airport face uncertainty

June 2, 2026 admin

In limbo: So far, nearly 1,700 acres of land has been acquired in various villages for the project. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu A few months ago, Murugan, a farmer and resident of Nagapattu, was under duress to give his agricultural land for the Parandur airport project. “I was absolutely against it. But I had to…

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