Why Vijay scrapped Chennai’s second airport plan at Parandur

Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph VijayNEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday announced that his government would abandon the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur, saying the project would affect agricultural land and disrupt the livelihoods of farmers and residents.The announcement was made in the assembly as Vijay said Chennai still needed a new airport to meet rising passenger demand, industrial growth and increasing cargo movement. However, he said the new airport should be located at a site where agricultural and residential areas would face minimal disruption."To fulfill the promise I made to the people that day... the steps taken to establish a new airport in Parandur will be abandoned by this government," Vijay said.The government is now consideri