| MVIRDC | |
| Completion Date: | 1970 |
| Building Type: | Commercial |
| Location: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Roof: | 155.9m (511.5feet)[1] |
| Floor Count: | 35[2] |
| Highest Prev: | Usha Kiran |
| Highest Next: | Planet Godrej |
| Highest Start: | 1970 |
| Highest End: | 2009 |
| Highest Region: | India |
| IDBI Tower | |
| Building Type: | Commercial |
| Location: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Roof: | 106m (348feet)[3] |
| Floor Count: | 26 |
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)[4] and the IDBI.[5] MVIRDC is also known as Centre 1. At 155.9 m, it was the tallest building in South Asia for nearly four decades, until the completion of Planet Godrej (181 m) in 2009. It was constructed by the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.[6]
In 1998, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) commenced air-conditioned bus services connecting the World Trade Centre with the suburb of Andheri.[7] Further, 2 special buses also plied between Mumbai CSMT and the World Trade Center.