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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Sunitha Sekar

Chennai to get its second airport at Parandur

Finally after a waiting period of more than a decade, Chennai city will have a second airport at Parandur soon.

On Monday, in response to a question raised by the Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu Kanimozhi NVN Somu, the Minister of State for Civil Aviation V.K. Singh said the Tamil Nadu government has shortlisted Parandur as the site for development of the Greenfield airport, the serving airport for the city. The State government will now have to submit a proposal to the Ministry of Civil Aviation for 'grant of site clearance' for the finalised site.

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