Second Airport at Chennai: Locals in Parandur protest

Chennai, Aug 3 (UNI) The people of Parandur near Sriperumbudur in the Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu are up in arms against the decision of Tamil Nadu and the Central governments to finalize Parandur as the location for the second airport in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had on Tuesday claimed that the airport would be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore and that 10 crore people would travel through the airport in a year. The airport at Parandur will need to acquire around 4500 acres of land spread over 12 villages including Parandur, Nagapattu, Eganarpuram, Nelvai, Thandalam, and Koothavakkam for the greenfield airport. Sources in the Tamil Nadu revenue department told IANS that after the Central government cleared Parandur as the location for the second airport in Chennai on Monday.