The transfer comes almost every week after Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay introduced that the State authorities will drop the greenfield airport challenge deliberate at Parandur.
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In a major improvement, the Tamil Nadu authorities has shortlisted two websites for Chennai’s second airport and has requested the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to conduct a pre-feasibility examine. The transfer comes almost every week after Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay introduced that the State authorities will drop the greenfield airport challenge deliberate at Parandur and can search for various websites.
The Hindu was the primary to report that two websites—Cheyyur and Gummidipoondi—are the highest contenders for the challenge. It’s now learnt that the State authorities has requested AAI to review Cheyyur in Chengalpattu district and Manellore, close to Gummidipoondi, in Tiruvallur district. Sources stated {that a} remaining resolution might be taken after the AAI provides its suggestion within the pre-feasibility report.
A staff from Tamil Nadu Industrial Growth Company (TIDCO) has already accomplished the primary spherical of inspections for each the websites.
Sources stated the Cheyyur web site is about 40 km from the Puducherry airport and almost 35 km from Kalpakkam. It’s also almost 100 km from the prevailing airport at Meenambakkam. The Manellore web site is about 50 km from the town and 35 km from Sriharikota.
Sources stated that even when AAI suggest one of many two websites, there might be some problem in getting the remaining approvals from numerous regulatory our bodies, given the situation of each websites. “Whereas there may be risk for Cheyyur, supplied the Ministry of Defence provides clearance, for the reason that Indian Air Drive, Tambaram, controls the airspace within the area. However Manellore in Gummidipoondi has some challenges,” a supply stated.
As the subsequent step, a staff of AAI officers will go to each websites and perform an inspection, after which the report might be drafted. It’s anticipated that AAI will submit the report in a couple of months. “The State authorities desires to begin the method on the second airport quickly. It can assist if AAI quickens and offers the report on the earliest,” one other supply stated.
However one other supply identified that even when the State authorities desires to construct the second airport quickly, it might have to attend for no less than 5-7 years to make this challenge a actuality.
Printed – September 05, 2026 07:44 pm IST
