Tamil Nadu disburses ₹856 crore to landowners for Parandur airport site
A view of the proposed site of the Parandur Greenfield Airport at Eganapuram village in Kancheepuram district
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B. Velankanni Raj/ The Hindu
Over 1,100 acres, out of the total 5,746 acres, of land for Chennai’s second airport at Parandur in Kancheepuram district has been acquired by the Tamil Nadu government. The State government has disbursed ₹856 crore for this to 1,155 land ownes, said sources
Out of the total and owners, 557 are insiders and the rest located outside, they said.
Three years ago, the Tamil Nadu government announced the ₹ 27,400-crore project, with the Civil Aviation Ministry giving its in-principle approval in April this year.
This project requires 5,746 acres of land, including 3,774 acres of private patta land across several villages: Parandur, Eganapuram, Nelvoy, Ciruvallur Thandalam, Thodur, Valathur, Gunakara Pakkam, Magadevi Mangalam, and Podavur.
Meanwhile, villagers in Eganapuram continue to protest against the project, which they claim will affect their livelihood. Sources said that the government may not acquire land from this village for now.
Parandur airport, which will be built to annually handle 10 crore people, will have two runways, terminal buildings, taxiways, an apron, and a cargo terminal.
The Chennai airport handles over 2.2 crore people annually. After the ongoing modernisation work, it can handle 3.5 crore people a year for the next seven years.
Published on November 6, 2025
