CHENNAI: Within a fortnight after submitting an application before the Union environment ministry for Terms of Reference (ToR) to prepare Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the development of Chennai greenfield airport at Parandur, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) has filed a request for withdrawal of the application.
The current proposal status in the ministry’s Parivesh website says, “pending at MS for proposal withdrawal request”. This means the member secretary of the ministry’s Environment Assessment Committee, which deals with infrastructure- related projects, is currently reviewing the withdrawal request submitted by TIDCO. The application for ToR was initially filed by TIDCO on February 23.
