The Tamil Nadu government has set up a high-level expert committee headed by retired IAS officer S Machendranath having members from IIT-Madras and Anna University to suggest remedial measures to protect water bodies at the site of second airport for Chennai at Parandur in Kancheepuram district, 70km from the capital city, a government official said.
The Tamil Nadu government has proposed a new international greenfield airport to be built latest by 2030 at a cost of ₹20,000 crore with a capacity to handle 10 crore passengers a year. The residents of 13 villages will have to make way for land acquisition of 4,791.29 acres, of which 2,605 acres are wetlands.
