Why was Parandur airport scrapped? | Explained

Why was Parandur airport scrapped? | Explained

The Tamil Nadu government revived the plan for a second airport in 2022 and announced that it would be built at Parandur in Kancheepuram district
| Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj

The story so far:

Four years after it was announced, one of the most anticipated and controversial projects for Chennai city, the second airport proposed at Parandur, has now been scrapped by the Tamil Nadu government. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced in the State Assembly on August 24 that the government would drop the project and look for an alternative site to build Chennai’s second airport. 

Published – August 27, 2026 08:30 am IST

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