Parandur airport project threatens Chennai's waterbodies, floods may worsen

Environmentalists are raising concerns that the Parandur airport project will damage vital water bodies, increasing the risk of flooding in Chennai. Climate activist G. Sundarrajan argues the airport's construction will alter drainage, destroy wetlands, and exacerbate Chennai's vulnerability to floods, citing past flood events as evidence. He criticizes the government's refusal to release a hydrogeological report. Local villagers are also protesting the project, unhappy with the compensation package and unwilling to give up their land, planning to pursue legal action against the airport's development.