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T.N. set to begin land acquisition process for Parandur airport project
The Tamil Nadu government is all set to begin the land acquisition process for the city's second airport at Parandur.
The State issued a Government Order (G.O.) on June 25, giving a direction to begin land acquisition under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997.
Several villages, including Parandur, Valathur, Ciruvallur, Gunakarapakkam, Akkamapuram, Magadevi Mangalam, Eganapuram, Podavur, Nelvoy, Thandalam and Thodur, will be affected by this project.
According to the G.O., based on the proposal of the Commissioner of Land Administration, the government has fixed a flat rate of ₹35 lakh to ₹60 lakh per acre, inclusive of all components for 1,960.63 acres of lands whose guideline value range from ₹5 lakh to ₹17 lakh per acre in Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur taluks.
The Kancheepuram Collector can also fix compensation through private negotiation for 374.53 acres of land (in Akkamapuram, Nelvoy and Thandalam) whose guideline value ranges from ₹5 lakh to ₹17 lakh per acre.
In villages including Parandur, Maduramangalam, Singilipadi, Gunakarapakkam, Edayarpakkam, Akkamapuram, Magadevi Mangalam, Eganapuram, and Koothirambakkam, which measure 996.09 acres of land in total, as the guideline value is over ₹17 lakh per acre, the owners will also get compensation based on private negotiation. In some locations, the compensation through private negotiations could be as much as ₹60 lakh to even ₹2.57 crore per acre.
In cases wherein the land owners are unwilling to accept the compensation rates, the government has directed the officers to pursue the land acquisition process by adhering to statutory steps under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997, and determine the compensation accordingly.
In 2023, the State government issued administrative sanction for acquisition of 1,527.32 hectares of patta lands, and alienation of 798.12 hectares of government lands in Sriperumbudur and Kancheepuram taluks for this project.
