Mahindra World City - Mahindra World City, Chennai India’s first Gold Certified Integrated Business City

“Transforming urban landscapes by creating sustainable communities“– has been the mission of Mahindra Lifespace Development Limited.

Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. - the real estate and infrastructure development business of the $16. 5 billion Mahindra Group, is a leader in sustainable urban development, through the creation of residential and integrated large format developments across nine Indian cities - Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. The Company’s residential & commercial development footprint includes over 0.8 million sq. m. (8.3 million sq ft.) of completed projects and over 1.0 million sq. m. (11.3 million sq. ft.) of ongoing and forthcoming projects.

Mahindra World Cities pioneered the concept of integrated cities designed to create a balance between Life, Living and Livelihood. These integrated urban centers are located near existing metros and comprise SEZs, Industrial Parks, Retail and Social Infrastructure.

Promoted in a Public Private Partnership by the Mahindra Group and TIDCO (A Govt. of Tamil Nadu Undertaking), Mahindra World City surpasses the conventional definition of a business space - it is a business eco-system, carefully linked and integrated to function with efficiency. Mahindra World City, Chennai is India’s first integrated City and Corporate India’s first operational SEZ.

Mahindra World Cities are serving as hotbeds of industrialization by attracting foreign businesses and providing Indian companies the environment to export, at the same time they are providing windows of opportunities to local economies. With exports generated in excess of USD 1 billion in FY 2013-14, our cities also focus on integrated modern living.

Etching its name on India’s business map, Mahindra World City Chennai, has attracted corporate giants such as BMW, B.Braun, Capgemini, Holiday Inn Express, Infosys, Ingersoll Rand, Lincoln Electric, Parker Hannifin, Renault-Nissan, Tesa SE, Federal Mogul, Fujitec, NTN Corporation, Timken, TVS Group of Companies and Wipro among others.

Planned as a single point destination for domestic and global companies, Mahindra World Cities include Special Economic Zones and Domestic Tariff Areas. At full stage of development, it envisions to generate direct employment for more than 2, 00,000 people. The Lifestyle Zone, located alongside the Business Zone, offers residences, schools, medical centers, retail malls, business hotels, recreation and leisure facilities, and wide open green spaces for a clean, healthy environment. Bringing life to the city is an environment replete with culture, sports, music, festivals and a lot more.

Mahindra World City Chennai, located on NH45, spreads over 1550 acres and houses more than 60 blue-chip companies across IT, Auto, Fashion and Apparel, etc. MWC Chennai partners with the Indian Green Building Council to become India's first "green township." It is a partnership with the State Industrial Development Body, viz Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (TIDCO).

Being one of India's fastest growing commercial and industrial centers, Chennai welcomes many global organizations to set up within its borders. Tamil Nadu, with a proactive state government and investment-friendly policies, has been at the forefront of attracting investments in India.

An international airport, two modern seaports and abundant skilled manpower, a huge talent pool of engineers, make Chennai the ideal destination of choice.

The Paranur Railway Station is the first station of its kind in India to be built in a Public-Private partnership. The Paranur station serves as a Gateway to Mahindra World City. Railways have become a preferred mode of transportation for a majority of the employees who currently reside at Chennai and the suburbs. Moreover, the railways serve as cost effective, efficient and comfortable mode of transport.

The residential and social amenities zone at Mahindra World City, New Chennai designed by M/s HOK, USA, won two international awards for the ‘Mahindra World City’ master plan from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

Mahindra World City: A Green township that has aspired to achieve balance between Life, Living and Livelihood

Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited, the real estate and infrastructure development business of the $16.5 billion Mahindra Group, announced that Mahindra World City, its integrated city in Chennai, has been India’s first township to be awarded with Stage I certification under IGBC Green Townships.

It was evaluated on four environmental categories as defined by IGBC which included – Site Selection and Planning, Land Use Planning, Transportation Planning and Infrastructure Resource Management and Innovation in Design & Technology.

Mahindra World City Chennai is a city of many firsts in the journey of sustainability. It has been a pioneer in commissioning an Off-grid solar power plant in the State of Tamil Nadu. Located in The Canopy, the 75 kw Off Grid - Solar power plant, has the capacity to generate 1, 16,000 units of clean electrical energy annually, offsetting almost 60 tons of CO2.

India’s first ‘Green Homes’ developer and one of the first companies to receive the ‘Platinum-rated' green homes pre-certification from IGBC, the properties enhances a sense of well-being that translates into better health, its design maximizes sunlight and cross ventilation translating into lower energy consumption and it uses building materials that enhance temperature insulation.

Rainwater harvesting facilities for the park and recharge pits to collect rain water are imperatives within the city with the companies within Mahindra World City having rainwater harvesting facilities within their campuses. A network of storm water drains has been constructed along all the roads and the entire run-off water from surrounding water bodies and excess rain is conveyed through the storm water drains into the Kolavai Lake.

Mahindra World City, Chennai has developed the best in class infrastructure to create an international destination that attracts global investors and generates economic activity and livelihood opportunities.

The business zone is classified into a Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) and three sector-specific Special Economic Zones (SEZs) for IT (Services and Manufacturing), Auto Ancillaries and Apparel and Fashion Accessories.

The ethos of Mahindra World City has been creation of a holistic ecosystem which not only nourishes business but also makes quality living inside the city a reality. The master plan envisages development of Social and Commercial Infrastructure to integrate work and living. The current developments at Mahindra World City, Chennai include multi format housing, railway station, school, hospital, hotel, commercial centre, club among others.

With excellent living spaces, amidst clean, green, natural environs, Mahindra World City has been built and designed with one simple aim - to make life better for its residents. Spread across 285 acres, the zone has been well planned to provide living spaces supported by modern social infrastructure to over 6000 families across diverse segments.

MWC is located on National Highway 45, not far from the airport, seaport and has a railway station. Nearly 15,000 people use the train services every day.

Mahindra World City is a budding destination for retail, recreation and leisure products and services, providing the perfect setting as a city extraordinaire. The master plan includes a hotel, a hospital, multiplexes, shopping malls, outdoor sports and common recreation centers. The City is located in a rapidly developing industrial and residential belt, well connected by road and rail. The retail and social zone of the City will cater to the people living and working in both the World City and surrounding areas.

MWC Club offers endless options for recreation, leisure, sport and fun that are designed for everyone. Whether it's swimming and lazing in the pool or pampering your senses at the spa while others enjoy playing a game of tennis, it is here at MWC Club that you can truly maximize life and experience the best.

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