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Tamil Nadu’s concern and economical surge successful the past 4 years requires a acold larger and much accelerated enlargement of airdrome infrastructure, according to Minister for Industries T.R.B. Rajaa.
“Passenger postulation is rising sharply, caller concern clusters are coming up crossed the State with a roar successful distributed growth, and yet respective completed oregon near-ready airports — from Vellore and Neyveli to Salem and Thanjavur — are waiting for timely operational clearance,” helium said astatine a caller enactment with journalists of The Hindu.
“We are processing large greenfield airports at Parandur and Hosur, but the world is simple: a State of our standard needs galore much functional airports, and we impulse the Union authorities to lucifer Tamil Nadu’s gait truthful that connectivity does not go a bottleneck for growth,” Mr. Rajaa said.
DPR completed
The authorities has initiated the improvement of the Parandur Greenfield International Airport adjacent Chennai to code the region’s rising rider and cargo traffic. The Detailed Project Report has been completed, and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) granted tract clearance connected August 1, 2024. Subsequently, the MoCA provided in-principle support connected April 7, 2025. Land acquisition is nether way. As for the Hosur Greenfield Airport, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) has conducted pre-feasibility studies and identified 5 imaginable sites, which were inspected by officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) successful September 2024. Based connected their observations, 2 sites were shortlisted for a elaborate analysis. The AAI submitted its pre-feasibility study connected April 3, 2025, and the tract in Hosur-Shoolagiri taluk was finalised arsenic the astir suitable. A tract clearance exertion was submitted to the MoCA on November 7, 2025.
According to the Minister, the Salem airport, successful particular, requires further scheduled services to Chennai and Madurai to conscionable the rising rider request and heighten determination connectivity.
Land handed over
The infrastructure astatine the Vellore RCS Airport has been completed, and the required onshore was handed implicit to the AAI long ago. Security and occurrence unit person been trained by the State government, and they are acceptable for deployment. “Despite readiness, formation operations person been inordinately delayed,” Mr. Rajaa said. The Neyveli RCS Airport has its infrastructure successful spot too; yet, formation operations person not begun. The State authorities urges the AAI to commence operations instantly to heighten determination accessibility, Mr. Rajaa said.
For the Thanjavur Civil Enclave (at the Indian Air Force base), the State has identified the onshore required for laying a consecutive attack roadworthy from the National Highway and fixed in-principle support for acquisition. Since an attack roadworthy already exists, further acquisition whitethorn proceed erstwhile the AAI finalises the improvement plan.
Sites identified successful Ramanathapuram
The State authorities has projected to make a greenfield airdrome in Ramanathapuram. Two imaginable sites person been identified, and the AAI has been requested to behaviour feasibility studies. Upon tract finalisation, the State authorities volition initiate steps to beforehand the project.
