Tamil Nadu: Half the land acquired for Parandur airport
CHENNAI: The Parandur airport project has advanced significantly as the state government has acquired 1,100 acres across 17 villages in Kancheepuram district, distributing ₹680 crore to the landowners. A total of 1,075 sale deeds were signed in the past four months during camps organized by revenue district officers and land acquisition officers. Official sources noted that local villagers willingly offered their land, satisfied with the compensation provided. “Those who registered their land to the government received immediate compensation via bank transfer,” the source mentioned. Compensation varies from ₹35 lakh to ₹1.1 crore per acre, depending on land guideline value, in…