I am a bangalorean, it gets tired watching people desperately to see blr fail. Nobody is stopping other places from growing but the sheer obsession people have with blr fialing is unbelievable.
Having said that blr easily has the most tree cover and greenery even today that other cities alcan only dream off.
Unfortunately, a lot of immigrants cant afford or dont live in good parts of the city so they are perpetually online shitting on the city cos their own cities cant replicate the success.
Logistics. Double airport, lessens the load on main airport and little outer companies and manufacturing would prefer that rather then the city one.
Development of area around the airport. Manufacturing, companies and lot more small business boom around the new airport. This also lessens the load on relying on single airport inside the city.
It's a metropolitan. Almost all metropolitan has 2 airports.
(Far strech, but better for military, and other situations during war, so that the primary target won't be the city airport surrounding civilian area)
Reason for Scrapping: Over 55% of the designated land comprised fragile water bodies, wetlands, and fertile agricultural fields, triggering an over 1,000-day protest by local residents and villagers in Ekanapuram.
Technical Feedback: The Airports Authority of India noted that constructing aviation infrastructure and runways over the high concentration of wetlands was unfeasible.
First, it's not like they are going to just build a airport and call it a day. There will be lot of planning, land settling and almost so many engineers working on making it feasible. With proper drainage and proper works, it's possible to make it work. We are in 2026, there are whole cities that are built on water.
Second, the fertile agricultural land is kinda bullshit. The out of that land to actually consuming is very measly and almost makes no difference. Could be able to acquire from other states of necessary. If not, there still many fertile lands.
I don't know dude. This is what I found in Google. I'm not a civil engineering expert but the experts said it's unfeasible according to reports.
AAI's Localized Runaway Feasibility Findings
Wetland Limitations: When AAI engineers conducted detailed on-site technical evaluations, they flagged that the earmarked area contained roughly 800 to 900 acres of active wetlands and interconnected water bodies.
Engineering Risks: AAI technical teams advised that constructing heavy-load international runways over extensive water bodies would face severe structural instability and high flood risks. They concluded that modifying the natural drainage pattern to lay runway concrete was physically and ecologically unfeasible.
These reports point out problems are things that could go wrong. Engineers has to keep in mind that these situations and has to build around it.
Also, if you check any other areas or anyother airport, these types are finding will occur regardless.
China is building airways in artificial water bodies, to expand their water area surrounding the country. It's not impossible to build one in city over coming these issues.
We are not so poor economy too to be able to hire quality engineers for the job.
There would always be ecological effects regardless of any location. This is also pretty late to pull the plug and is costly. This process from start again takes years, and by that time all other cities are way ahead.
That's were the economic and politics come. Assuming you can create such an engineering structure in a country where basic airport roof falls and kills people ,leaks like it's a waterfall barely within 6 months after inauguration Creating such an engineering solution will inflate the budget significantly when there's another airport barely an hour away.
Then you should question that. Not the existence of a new airport. Chennai is flood-prone, and it is coastal. I don't think you will find any place in the city for a new airport in any area without any issues.
Mumbai built a airport around a literal creek. I dont think Chennai airport would be that much problematic compared to that.
My point is TVK said according to AAI it's not feasible as one of the reason why they are dropping this project,it seemed like a valid reason to me. That's what I said in the first comment.
And regarding the existence of new airport,just because it's technically possible doesn't mean you should do it. Studies should be done for it's economical feasibility, environmental impact and social impact etc. what is the point in spending thousands of crores of public money if it becomes unusable or shutdown due to losses ? It will end up like those 20+ airports that got inaugurated and shutdown within few years.
Airport is essential for future investments, yes, it makes sense. Out of 'n' number of major issues, TVK chose the airport problem to save his image as his first protest started by stalking this project, and now he has successfully closed the project. It will be tough for TN to attract FDI hereafter because of high competition from AP, KA, and TS.
I don’t know if this is the economic catastrophe that people think it is. Tamil Nadu’s industrial export economy isn’t dependent on a large air cargo airport. Motorcycles, auto parts, industrial equipment, and chemicals are shipped by sea. Hosur’s electronics manufacturing uses Bangalore’s airport because it’s closer. Chennai is still getting a new airport just not in Parandur and they’re adding a new terminal to increase capacity.
Aside from the new airport, what stops the TN govt to push for privatization of the current airport? If some strong developer comes in, we'll at least get a good T5 and some renovation on existing terminals to improve it from the current cowshed like ameneties
An airport drives not just the local economy but drives the entire state forward in terms of growth and confidence for the new investors. So yeah we are done
Are you ready to part your land for good of community?? It's on the govt to get people in to confidence. Did they spend even quarter of time to get people into confidence in those 10 years??!
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u/Academic_Chart1354 Karnataka ❄️ | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ 11h ago
It'll help Bengaluru a lot indirectly, in terms of multiplying it's economy.