{
  "id": 3290466,
  "title": "Parandur Airport Row: Tamil Nadu Govt Defends Decision To Scrap Project, Says Land Acquisition Only 48% Complete",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/parandur-airport-row-tamil-nadu-govt-defends-decision-to-scrap",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T14:47:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/parandur-airport-row-tamil-nadu-govt-defends-decision-to-scrap-project-says-land-acquisition-only-48-complete"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday defended its decision to abandon the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur, rejecting the DMK’s claim that the ambitious project was around 90% complete. The government maintained that the project was far from implementation, with land acquisition incomplete and several mandatory environmental clearances yet to be obtained. Only 1,802 Acres Acquired So Far…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}