Tamil NaduSunday, 30 August 2026·The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu scraps Parandur greenfield airport plan; Chennai second airport to be shifted after 2026 Assembly announcement
Tamil Nadu announced on 24 August 2026 that the proposed Parandur airport project for Chennai’s second airport will be dropped.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced in the Tamil Nadu Assembly that the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur in Kancheepuram district would be dropped, ending a project estimated at ₹27,400 crore.
Key specifics
- The Parandur site was planned across 3,000 acres of fertile agricultural land.
- The airport was projected to handle up to 100 million air passengers a year.
- Farmers and residents around Ekanapuram in Kancheepuram district had protested since 2022.
- About 1,700 acres of agricultural land had already been acquired during the earlier DMK government.
- The government said Chennai still needs a second airport, but not at the cost of farmers’ livelihoods.
Exam lens
TNPSC current affairs: Tamil Nadu policy decision, airport infrastructure, land acquisition, protest movement, Kancheepuram district — a likely question on the Parandur project, its cost, land area, and the 2026 Assembly announcement.