Chennai’s second airport: grounded until take-off
The Tamil Nadu government is restarting the search for a site for Chennai's second airport after cancelling the previously planned Parandur project. Officials are evaluating new locations, though any chosen site will require extensive feasibility studies and regulatory approvals.
Why it matters
The delay in developing critical infrastructure like a second airport impacts regional economic growth and long-term urban planning for a major metropolitan hub.
Nearly three decades after the idea to build a second airport for Chennai was first mooted, the Tamil Nadu government finds itself at the drawing board again, hunting for a fresh site, after the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government cancelled the Parandur airport project.
Cheyyur and Gummidipoondi were among the 11 locations originally considered when the search for the second airport project began nearly seven to eight years ago. At the moment, it is not clear why these two locations had never made it to the shortlist of four sites — Parandur, Pannur, Thiruporur, and Padalam. Though discussions had been held on Pannur too, it is not clear if it is still in the race.
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