Tamil Nadu govt. shortlists Cheyyur, Gummidipoondi sites to build Chennai’s second airport; writes to AAI for pre-feasibility study

The move comes nearly a week after Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced that the State government will drop the greenfield airport project planned at Parandur. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B In a significant development, the Tamil Nadu government has shortlisted two sites for Chennai's second airport and has asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to conduct a pre-feasibility study. The move comes nearly a week after Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced that the State government will drop the greenfield airport project planned at Parandur and will look for alternative sites. The Hindu was the first to report that two sites—Cheyyur and Gummidipoondi—are the top contenders for the project. It is now learnt that the State government has asked AAI to study Cheyyur in Chengalpattu