Parandur airport project notified as ‘Special Project’

Tamil Nadu designates Parandur airport project as a 'Special Project' to streamline land acquisition and expedite approvals.

The Tamil Nadu government has notified the Parandur airport as a ‘Special Project’ under the Tamil Nadu Land Consolidation (for Special Projects) Act, 2023 through a gazette notification on 2 March, thus easing the process of land acquisition.

Projects which need over 100 hectares of land for implementation can be notified as a special project. Sources said, when projects require a single large parcel of land which includes water bodies, are notified as a special project, it would facilitate quicker land consolidation and expedite the acquisition process and aid in the approval process as well.

The State government has so far acquired 1,700 acres for the project, of the total of 5,746 acres (2,172.72 hectares) required. The presence of quite a lot of waterbodies in and around the project area and how it would affect the areas surrounding Parandur has often been raised by the environmental activists. A hydrological report was also prepared and submitted to the State government in the past.

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