{
  "id": 3200565,
  "title": "Tamil Nadu CM Vijay plans new international airport near Chennai after scrapping Parandur project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-plans-new-international-airport-near-chennai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T06:06:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-plans-new-international-airport-near-chennai-after-scrapping-parandur-project-101787637872906.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Tamil Nadu government, led by Chief Minister C Vijay, is planning to build a new international airport near Chennai in response to increasing passenger and cargo demands, as indicated in the Industries Policy Note. The state aims to find alternative locations for this airport, in collaboration with experts. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will evaluate the suitability of these proposed sites. The final decision on proceeding with the project will be made by the government, following the AAI's assessment report.",
  "summary": "Tamil Nadu CM Vijay plans new international airport near Chennai after scrapping Parandur project.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "The Daily Catch-Up: Vijay’s Tamil Nadu promises, a Rs 7,000-crore cocaine trail, rain chaos, and Kashmir security fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-daily-catch-up-vijays-tamil-nadu-promises-a-rs-7-000-crore",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:52:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Tamil Nadu CM Vijay drops Parandur airport plan, sparks political slugfest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-drops-parandur-airport-plan-sparks-political",
        "published": "2026-08-25T04:54:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Tamil Nadu Assembly adopts resolution seeking exemption from TET",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/tamil-nadu-assembly-adopts-resolution-seeking-exemption-from-tet",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:35:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}