{
  "id": 2967540,
  "title": "Farmers, water bodies: Why has CM Vijay dropped 2nd Chennai airport plan, for now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/farmers-water-bodies-why-has-cm-vijay-dropped-2nd-chennai-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T06:29:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/farmers-water-bodies-why-has-cm-vijay-dropped-2nd-chennai-airport-plan-for-now-101787551992686.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The land in Parandur was believed to be unsuitable for runways because of water bodies. Vijay's TVK govt has said it accords top priority to the environment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "TN govt scraps Parandur airport project, eyes new site; Chennai to get 5th terminal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/tn-govt-scraps-parandur-airport-project-eyes-new-site-chennai-to-get",
        "published": "2026-08-24T04:25:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Dropping Parandur airport project an irreversible setback for Tamil Nadu: M.K. Stalin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/dropping-parandur-airport-project-an-irreversible-setback-for-tamil",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:29:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "In scrapping Parandur airport, Vijay keeps promise that defined his first political protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/in-scrapping-parandur-airport-vijay-keeps-promise-that-defined-his",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:33:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}