CHENNAI: The villagers of Eganapuram marked the 15th time of formally opposing the Parandur greenfield airport by passing a resolution against the proposed project during the Gram Sabha meeting on Saturday.

About 5,746 acres of land across 20 villages, including Parandur and Eganapuram, are to be acquired for the project touted to be Chennai's second airport. The Revenue department and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) have already begun compensation and registration procedures for the identified lands.

Since the project was announced, residents of Parandur, Eganapuram and neighbouring villages have been staging sustained protests demanding that the government drop the proposal. Villagers have also been holding nighttime demonstrations for over 1,100 days to expr

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