Centre tells Parliament Tamil Nadu sent no Parandur airport update since May

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India's central government told Parliament it has received no information from Tamil Nadu about the Parandur greenfield airport since May 2026. Responding to DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Muralidhar Mohol said policy-level approval for the international greenfield airport was granted to Tamil Nadu's TIDCO on April 7, 2025, but no official communication has arrived since May. Mohol added that under greenfield airport policy, the developer and state government bear full implementation responsibility; land acquisition, permits, and funding will set the timeline. Tamil Nadu's recent budget made no announcement on the project.


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