In a significant development, the State government is likely to accord administrative sanction for the second airport that is to come up at Parandur, near Chennai, within the next two weeks. This will set in motion important processes such as land acquisition and finalising the airport’s boundary, sources said.
Parandur was selected as the site where the city will get its second airport, and currently, 4,791 acres of land has been allocated for the project by the State government. The identified site is situated nearly 60 km from the Meenambakkam airport.
“If administrative sanction comes, the State government can begin the most important work of acquiring the land required for this project. There shouldn’t be any delay for this second airport, because if it starts now and if all the processes go according to the schedule and approvals come on time, then it is possible to make it a reality in the next seven years,” a source said.
