CHENNAI: It was in 2007 when the DMK was in power that the then Union government approved acquisition of 4,000 acres for Chennai’s second airport in Sriperumbudur. Fourteen years have since passed, and the second airport remains elusive. With another DMK government all set to assume office on May 7, all eyes are on it to know whether it will allocate land for the project.
The State is awaiting a nod from the Civil Aviation Ministry, which wanted a technical study to be done to finalise the location of the airport. Nonetheless, this newspaper learnt that officials are likely to select 4,500 acres in Parandur for the purpose subsequent to the technical study. It may be noted that the project did find a mention in State’s new industrial policy released before the Assembly elections.
