Parandur village in Kanchipuram district close to Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
| Photograph Credit score: B. Velankanni Raj
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, on August 24, 2026, announced that the plan to develop the Parandur airport within the Kancheepuram district of the State might be dropped. His get together, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), had strongly opposed the challenge even earlier than it was voted into energy within the State.
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The opposition leaders of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) wished to debate the difficulty within the Legislative Meeting, however Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar said that an announcement made below Rule 110 of the Meeting can’t be debated. In protest, they walked out of the Tamil Nadu Meeting.
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What’s the Parandur Airport challenge?
The Parandur airport challenge proposed to create a brand new civil worldwide airport within the Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu on a complete space of two,172.73 hectares at a price of ₹29,144 crore. It was a ‘greenfield airport challenge’, which means that the airport would have been constructed on utterly undeveloped land reasonably than increasing on a earlier web site.
New Terminal as a substitute of Parandur Airport
CM Vijay has mentioned {that a} new terminal, Terminal 5, can be developed within the north-western space of Chennai airport in collaboration with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) together with an strategy highway and a flyover.
The CM mentioned that he had consulted consultants on the creation of a brand new airport, and some different websites had been recognized with out inflicting a lot injury to farmland settlements.
He mentioned Chennai airport was at present dealing with 30 million passengers a 12 months. “After the completion of Terminal 5, the passenger capability will enhance by one other 55 million a 12 months. It is going to enhance the providers and transport amenities till a brand new airport is accomplished,” he mentioned.
Locals oppose Parandur airport
Native villagers and farmers in Parandur had been protesting against the airport since 2022. The primary considerations of the native individuals had been the taking up of lands in 13 villages and the displacement of practically 1,000 households for the airport challenge.
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Parandur Airport: A timeline
August 2022: The Union Civil Aviation Ministry broadcasts that the State authorities has finalised Parandur over Pannur as the location for Chennai’s second worldwide airport.
September 2024: The Tamil Nadu Industrial Improvement Company Restricted (TIDCO) submits an in depth proposal to the Centre, together with a multi-phase execution plan for the airport.
January 2025: Second part of the challenge commences below the central Greenfield Airports Coverage (GFA). The Ministry of Dwelling Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Defence (MoD) talk about clearance necessities.
March 2025: Mission formally beneficial to the Civil Aviation Ministry for approval.
April 2025: Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) grants in-principle approval to TIDCO to start land-pooling, grasp planning and bidding for the location.
March 2026: Tamil Nadu authorities designates the challenge as a “Particular Mission” below the Tamil Nadu Land Consolidation Act.
August 2026: Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay broadcasts the cancellation of the challenge.
Revealed – August 24, 2026 03:24 pm IST
