Chennai: Airports in Madurai and Tuticorin will soon get additional land for their ambitious expansion plans. The State government has almost completed the necessary formalities for acquiring land and vast stretches will soon be handed over to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Land acquisition for public projects is a two-stage process, involving a preliminary notification and a final one for acquisition.
D. Devaraj, Regional Executive Director, AAI Southern Region, told The Hindu that in the case of Madurai, the State government is on the verge of issuing acquisition notification. The State has to pay compensation to those who parted with their land. In Tuticorin, the process of issuing acquisition notification would be completed soon. Once these processes are completed, the AAI would get the additional land in Madurai and Tuticorin.
Mr Devaraj said the AAI had asked for 615 acres of land in Madurai to take up expansion work. Of the total extent, patta land accounted for 433 acres.
21/05/13 P. Oppili/The Hindu
