CHENNAI: In a major push for aviation infrastructure, the Tamil Nadu government is gearing up to apply for site clearance for the Hosur greenfield airport from the Union civil aviation ministry over the next two weeks.

According to a report in the Deccan Herald , the move is aimed at fast-tracking the project announced by Chief Minister M K Stalin last year, which is expected to be a massive facility with a capacity to handle 30 million passengers annually. It may be noted that these numbers are significantly larger than the Chennai airport which catered to 22 million passengers in 2023.

The upcoming airport which will be a boon to the industrial city of Hosur and its neighbouring areas is planned on approximately 2,000 acres in the Berigai-Bagalur area of Krishnagiri district. The lo

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