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Tamil Nadu Authorities will reiterate its demand for a greenfield airport within the industrial city of Hosur after the Defence Ministry rejected the websites proposed by the State authorities.
One of many causes cited by the Ministry is that the places have been required by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Sources informed businessline that the State authorities plans to reiterate its demand for the airport as the town is sort of small and it might discover it troublesome to search for different websites.
The Shoolagiri taluk (positioned between Berigai and Bagalur) on the Krishnagiri-Hosur freeway was one of many two places recognized for the Hosur airport. The opposite location is 15.5 km from the airstrip of Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd (TAAL), east of Hosur metropolis.
The greenfield undertaking additionally confronted a possible roadblock within the type of a clause, which doesn’t permit the event of one other airport inside 150 km of the Bengaluru airport, until 2033.
A State authorities official, nonetheless, mentioned that since it can take almost 10 years for the airport to return up at Hosur, the present clause is not going to be a difficulty.
Political problem
Sources additionally be aware that the Defence Ministry rejecting the State authorities’s proposal will probably be a significant political problem with three months left for the Meeting elections.
The Tamil Nadu Authorities within the final one month has been pushing exhausting to make sure the extremely anticipated airport initiatives – at Parandur and Hosur – come up within the subsequent few years to help the State’s financial improvement, particularly within the Chennai-Bengaluru hall.
Hosur is main speedy industrialisation in western Tamil Nadu supporting sectors from EVs to electronics. An airport will assist the area leap forward, bettering connectivity, attracting international investments, and creating jobs for youth whereas opening new alternatives for MSMEs throughout provide chains, Industries Minister TRB Rajaa earlier informed businessline.
Printed on January 18, 2026
