Moulivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai. It is situated 18 km south-west of Chennai on the Arcot Road. It comes under Mangadu municipality and is bounded by Porur on the north, Kolappakkam on the south, Mugalivakkam on the east and Manapakkam on the south-east directions. The nearest railway station is at Guindy, which is about 6 kilometres away. The Porur junction is around 3 km away and Kathipara Junction is around 5 km away.

Moulivakkam
Nickname: 
Bai Kadai
Moulivakkam is located in Chennai
Moulivakkam
Moulivakkam
Moulivakkam (Chennai)
Moulivakkam is located in Tamil Nadu
Moulivakkam
Moulivakkam
Moulivakkam (Tamil Nadu)
Moulivakkam is located in India
Moulivakkam
Moulivakkam
Moulivakkam (India)
Coordinates: 13°01′17″N 80°08′39″E / 13.0215°N 80.1443°E / 13.0215; 80.1443[1]
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKancheepuram
MetroChennai
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMangadu Municipality
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600125
Vehicle registrationTN 10 (RTO, Chennai South West)
Lok Sabha constituencySriperumbudur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAlandur
Planning agencyCMDA
Websitewww.chennai.tn.nic.in

Recent developments

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The real estate boom in India and Chennai had its course in Moulivakkam too. DLF SEZ was built and opened next to Moulivakkam in 2010. Multinational companies such as IBM, HP, CTS, and L&T Infotech have been located in this IT City. L&T ECC, L&T Ship Building and L&T AUDCO are also vested in this area.

Tragedy

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In the year 2014, on June 28, in Moulivakkam, 55 persons were killed and several injured due to the collapse of a multi-storeyed building.[1] Due to this incident, its twin tower which was semi-finished, was demolished with controlled explosives on November 2, 2016.[2][3]

Location in context

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References

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  1. ^ "'Moulivakkam tragedy exposed dark side of construction business'". The Hindu. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Chennai's Moulivakkam building demolished in three seconds". The Times of India. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Moulivakkam building to be demolished tomorrow". BusinessLine. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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