Moulivakkam is a neighbourhood of

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. It is situated 18 km south-west of

on the Arcot Road. It comes under Mangadu municipality and is bounded by

Porur Porur () is a neighbourhood of Chennai, India. It is situated in the Maduravoyal taluk of Chennai district in the southern part of the city. Since 2011, it has been a part of the Chennai Corporation and included in zone number 11. The earli ...

on the north, Kolappakkam on the south,

Mugalivakkam Mugalivakkam is a neighbourhood of Chennai. It is located in Sriperumbudur taluk of Kanchipuram district, in Tamil Nadu. It is situated 16 km south-west of Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#T ...

on the east and Manapakkam on the south-east directions. The nearest railway station is at

Guindy Guindy is a neighborhood of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Kathipara junction where Anna Salai, Mount-Poonamallee Road, Inner Ring Road, 100 Feet Road or Jawaharlal Nehru Road, and GST Road meet here. It is one of the important nodal points of ...

, which is about 6 kilometres away. The Porur junction is around 3 km away and Kathipara Junction is around 5 km away.

Recent developments

The real estate boom in

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and

had its course in Moulivakkam too. DLF SEZ was built and opened next to Moulivakkam in 2010. Multinational companies such as

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, 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

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. Due to this incident, its twin tower which was semi-finished, was demolished with controlled explosives on November 2, 2016.

Location in context

References

External links

GeoHack - Moulivakkam
Neighbourhoods in Chennai {{Chennai-geo-stub