# Ekanapuram village thanks CM Vijay for scrapping Parandur airport 2026-08-15T17:09:25+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Ekanapuram gram sabha in Tamil Nadu passed a resolution on Saturday thanking Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay for scrapping the Rs 27,000-crore greenfield airport project at Parandur, Kanchipuram district. The village has opposed the project since 2022, and Vijay himself visited in 2025 to show solidarity with protesters. However, the state government has not officially confirmed the decision, and the Union government says it has not been informed of any change in location. Of the 5,746 acres needed, TIDCO has acquired 1,700 acres, and the government owns 1,500 acres, leaving about 2,500 acres to acquire. Villagers of Ekanapuram, where 900 acres are to be taken, refuse to part with their land. Environmentalists warn the project will submerge 12 large lakes and several irrigation tanks, potentially flooding Chennai during monsoon. The DMK conceived the project in 2022, but the TVK opposes it. ## Coverage - deccanherald.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ekanapuram, Joseph Vijay, Parandur airport, Tamil Nadu, TVK Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ekanapuram-village-thanks-cm-vijay-for-scrapping-parandur-airport/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ekanapuram-village-thanks-cm-vijay-for-scrapping-parandur-airport/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/