Velumani accuses DMK, union govts of stalling Coimbatore airport expansion

A heated exchange erupted in the state Assembly on Tuesday over the Coimbatore airport expansion project, with AIADMK MLA and former minister SP Velumani arguing with DMK ministers V Senthil Balaji and TRB Rajaa over fund allocations and project execution delays.

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During the debate on the demand for grants for municipal administration and water supplies department, Velumani claimed that the AIADMK government, under former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, had approved the acquisition of 627.89 acres across five villages.

He said that ₹300 crore was earmarked for land acquisition in the 2020-21 financial year for the airport project. However, he accused both the DMK government and the Union government of stalling the project for the past four years despite initial progress.