Archive · 16 Aug 2026
GT Bharathi secures WTC licence for ₹7,000-crore township on OMR
A company called GT Bharathi builds houses and offices.
They got a special licence to build a World Trade Center in a place called Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, India.
This licence comes from a big group that has World Trade Centers in many countries.
The company wants to build a huge town with offices, shops, homes, schools, and hotels.
The town will be about 150 acres big, which is like many football fields.
It will cost about ₹7,000 crore, which is a lot of money.
When it is finished, it could create more than 1,00,000 jobs for people.
That means many people can work there.
The building will happen slowly over about ten years.
The company is still deciding exactly where to build it.
GT Bharathi has been granted a licence by the World Trade Centers Association to develop a World Trade Center business in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu.
The agreement places GTB among a global network of over 300 WTC businesses across nearly 100 countries and territories.
The WTC development will anchor an integrated, IT-centric mixed-use township of approximately 150 acres with a projected development value of about ₹7,000 crore.
At full build-out, the development is envisioned to generate over 1,00,000 jobs.
The masterplan is designed to unfold in phases over roughly a decade, including commercial, retail, residential, data centres, educational institutions, and hospitality.
- Who
- GT Bharathi, a real estate developer, and the World Trade Centers Association
- What
- GT Bharathi secured a WTC licence to develop a World Trade Center business and an integrated township
- When
- Announced on August 16, 2026
- Where
- Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, along the OMR corridor
- Why
- To create a self-sustaining live-work-learn destination and generate employment and economic activity
Pro-development perspective
Cautious/uncertainty perspective
Location decision
Pro-development perspective
The WTC and township will be a landmark development along the OMR corridor, boosting the region's economy.
Cautious/uncertainty perspective
The exact location is not yet decided; GTB is still in discussions to consolidate a land parcel of the required scale.
- Developer
- GT Bharathi (GTB)
- Licence Issuer
- World Trade Centers Association (WTCA)
- Location
- Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu (OMR/ECR corridor)
- Projected Development Value
- ₹7,000 crore
- Township Size
- Approximately 150 acres
- Projected Jobs
- Over 1,00,000 at full build-out
- Timeline
- Phased over roughly a decade
- Global WTC Network
- Over 300 WTC businesses across nearly 100 countries