Making an announcement in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly under Rule 110, he noted that farmers around the region had objected to the Parandur airport project and he had backed them.
Vijay said he held detailed consultations with higher officials and sector experts.
“As assured by me, the measures taken for the Parandur airport will be dropped,” he said.
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In consultation with experts, alternative sites would be identified in such a manner so that there was no big impact on farm lands and housing, he added
Detailed technical feasibility studies would be undertaken with respective departments and soon a new site would be finalized, he said.
Vijay said that Meenambakkam Chennai Airport terminal 5 expansion would be pursued in consultation with Airport Authority of India. This would handle additional 20 million traffic, he added.
Once the Terminal 3 work was completed, the annual capacity would l increase to 35 million passengers, he said.
With the Terminal 5, the capacity would increase to 55 million, he said. This would enable to meet the growing demand until a new airport was constructed, Vijay said.
