Residents of Parandur near Chennai welcomed the Tamil Nadu government's decision to cancel the proposed airport project, saying their long-standing concerns had finally been heard. Villagers said they had made repeated appeals to the previous government but their demands were ignored.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has dropped the proposed greenfield airport project at Parandur, chief minister C Joseph Vijay announced in the Assembly on Monday.

A new airport for Chennai will be proposed at a location where there is no opposition from the people, Chief Minister Vijay said. | India News