Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay on Monday announced that his government would abandon steps to establish a second airport at Parandur near Chennai, citing the project's impact on agricultural land and the livelihoods of farmers and residents.
Speaking in the Assembly, Vijay said Chennai's Meenambakkam airport, operated by the Airports Authority of India, currently has the capacity to handle 30 million passengers annually. He said a new airport was needed given the city's growing requirements, industrial development and rising cargo movement.
