# Parandur airport project put on hold after four years of protests 2026-08-06T15:47:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Tamil Nadu has decided to identify an alternative site for Chennai’s proposed second airport at Parandur, putting the project on hold four years after land acquisition began. The state has searched for a second airport since 1999, with earlier proposals near Sriperumbudur, Tambaram and Maraimalai Nagar failing over technical, financial or land acquisition hurdles. The Parandur plan involved acquiring about 5,746 acres across 13 villages at an estimated cost of Rs 29,143 crore. Residents, led by opposition from Ekanapuram, said the project would displace homes, destroy fertile farmland and affect water bodies. The state offered compensation at 3.5 times market value and 285 sq ft houses, but protests continued for more than 1,000 days. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com Tags: Chennai airport, infrastructure, land acquisition, Parandur, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/parandur-airport-project-put-on-hold-after-four-years-of-protests/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/parandur-airport-project-put-on-hold-after-four-years-of-protests/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.