Pannur or Parandur: Which will host Chennai’s second airport?

Two villages in Kanchipuram district, Pannur and Parandur, have been shortlisted to house the second airport for Tamil Nadu’s capital.

The state government suggested four places—Tirupporur, Parandur, Pannur, and Padalam—to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for Chennai’s second airport. The existing Meenambakkam airport is struggling to handle the ever-increasing rush, despite modernisation plans by the AAI.

A formal announcement on the location of the new greenfield airport will be announced by chief minister M K Stalin in the next few days.