Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami has urged defence minister Rajnath Singh to expedite the allocation of land owned by the Defence Ministry, for taking up the expansion of Chennai, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli airports
Chennai metropolitan area would be second after the NCR in terms of geographical size, if the plan on expansion of the city takes off, according to a study undertaken by a city-based think-tank
The Asian Development Bank will provide a USD 500 million loan, to build climate-resilient infrastructure in several cities of Tamil Nadu, the multi-lateral funding agency has said
Chennai Metropolitan Area will be expanded to 8,878 sq kms, from the existing 1,189 sq kms, by including areas from neighbouring districts such as Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur