Parandur airport plan scrapped; alternative site search begins

India Today and the official press update reported that Vijay told the Assembly his government would abandon the Parandur greenfield airport project, citing concerns over farmland, local livelihoods, homes, water bodies, and flooding risk. The government said a new site for Chennai's second airport should be identified with less impact on agricultural land and settlements, while also proposing a Terminal 5 expansion at the existing Chennai airport as an interim capacity step. Opposition responses were sharp: Stalin called the decision a setback, while Annamalai warned of long delays. TVK Tracker records this as a major infrastructure reversal that now needs alternate-site timelines, land-return or land-use policy, AAI coordination, environmental review, and capacity planning.