World Trade Centre, Mumbai

IDBI Tower
IDBI Tower
General information
Type	Commercial
Location	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height
Roof	106 m (348 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	26

MVIRDC
MVIRDC
Record height
	Tallest in India from 1970 to 2009[I]
Preceded by	Usha Kiran
Surpassed by	Planet Godrej
General information
Type	Commercial
Location	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates	18°54′52″N 72°49′04″E / 18.9145°N 72.8179°E
Completed	1970
Height
Roof	155.9 m (511 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	35

The Mumbai World Trade Centre at Cuffe Parade is a skyscraper built in the year 1970. It is the first world trade center in India. It consists of two towers, the M. Visvesaraya Industrial Research and Development Centre (MVIRDC)^[5] and the IDBI.^[6] MVIRDC is also known as Centre 1. At 155.9 m, the MVIRDC tower was the tallest building in South Asia for nearly four decades, until the completion of Planet Godrej (181 m) in 2009.^[7] It was constructed by the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.^[8]

In 1998, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) commenced air-conditioned bus services connecting the World Trade Centre with the suburb of Andheri.^[9] Furthermore, two special buses also plied between Mumbai CSMT and the World Trade Center.

History

The idea of MVIRDC World Trade Center was first conceived by Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, who envisioned an international trade promotion and industrial research centre in the country.^[7] The land on which the WTC stands was originally allotted in 1970 to M. Visvesvaraya Industrial Research and Development Centre (MVIRDC). The MVIRDC then affiliated itself (i.e., sub-leased the land) to World Trade Center, New York.^[10]

Part of the land was taken back by the Maharashtra government in 1976, leaving 46,000 square meters. In 2016, the state government took back the remaining land citing "grave violations" of terms set by the government.^[10]

In 2023, the MVIRDC World Trade Center was granted the premier accreditation from the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), New York "for providing and setting up highest standards" of various kinds of business-related services.^[7]

References

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^ "MVRDC | Buildings". Mumbai /: Emporis. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ SkyScraperPage.com. "IDBI Tower, Mumbai, India". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "About us - MVIRDC". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^ "IDBI Towers | Buildings". Mumbai /: Emporis. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "India's first, Mumbai World Trade Centre wins top WTCA recognition". The Morung Express. Mumbai. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ "A quiet billionaire". India Today. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^ Mishra, Anshika (25 February 2003). "AC bus users to be given parking facility". The Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Maharashtra government takes back World Trade Centre land in Mumbai". Business Standard. Mumbai. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2024.