Tamil Nadu Government should identify site for second airport at the earliest, says Karti Chidambaram
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has criticized the Tamil Nadu government for delays in selecting a site for a second airport in Chennai, citing the current facility's poor maintenance and congestion. He also accused the BJP of using the Women's Reservation Bill and delimitation to politically disadvantage South Indian states.
Why it matters
The debate highlights tensions between infrastructure development needs and political concerns regarding regional representation in the Indian Parliament.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Monday urged the Tamil Nadu Government to identify a suitable place for the second airport project at the earliest as the ‘over-utilised and shabbily maintained’ airport at Meenambakkam was struggling to handle the overwhelming flow of passengers,
His remarks came after the State government announced the withdrawal of the proposal to set up a second airport at Parandur near Chennai.
Mr. Karti, who was here to attend a town hall along with Tirunelveli MP C. Robert Bruce of Congress and Tiruchi MP Durai Vaiko of MDMK, told reporters that the airport in Chennai, which was ‘India’s worst’ due to bad maintenance and poor management, could not handle the rapidly increasing passenger traffic.
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