Mahindra World City Plots

Mahindra World City Plots lies on Paranur Railway Station Road, near Singaperumal Koil, pincode 603002, within the township off GST Road. GST Road is the main highway south of Chennai, linking Tambaram towards the city with Chengalpattu further south. The developer has not published distances, so none are quoted here.

The township's business zones give many residents a workplace close to home. If yours is one of them, your daily trip could be a short drive or even a cycle ride. For work in the city, Paranur station on the suburban rail line serves the township, which gives you a train option alongside the highway.

Since you will build the house yourself, think about the daily routine it will support. Check where the nearest school, clinic and grocery store are, and time the drive to each. Drive to your office along GST Road at rush hour too, and compare it with the train. Visit once during the monsoon to see how the approach road and the layout drain after heavy rain.

Mahindra World City Plots has six plot sizes on sale, each named by its dimensions in feet:

• 20 x 30, 600 sq ft: upward of Rs. 22.2 Lakhs
• 30 x 40, 1,200 sq ft: upward of Rs. 44 Lakhs
• 30 x 50, 1,500 sq ft: upward of Rs. 55 Lakhs
• 30 x 60, 1,800 sq ft: upward of Rs. 66 Lakhs
• 40 x 60, 2,400 sq ft: upward of Rs. 88 Lakhs
• 50 x 80, 4,000 sq ft: upward of Rs. 1.48 Crore

Each size works out close to Rs. 3,700 per sq ft, so the rate barely changes with plot size. A small site suits a compact family house, while the larger ones leave room for a garden. A plot is land, so no GST applies; stamp duty and registration do. Ask for a cost sheet listing:

• Rate per sq ft and the surveyed plot area
• Corner or park-facing premium, if any
• Development and township charges
• Maintenance deposit and monthly charge
• Stamp duty and registration

Mahindra World City Plots has no RERA registration number published for this layout. Ask Mahindra Lifespace for it and look it up on the Tamil Nadu RERA portal (TNRERA) before you pay a token. The entry confirms the promoter, the approved layout and the number of plots registered.

With land, the papers are what you are really buying. Ask to see:

• The land-use conversion order for the 19 acres
• The approved layout plan with your plot numbered on it
• The release order covering your part of the layout
• Title documents and how the land is held within the township
• An encumbrance certificate covering at least 30 years
• A survey sketch with your plot's boundaries and area

Check that the dimensions in the sale deed match the survey sketch and the plot on the ground. After registration, move the revenue and property tax records into your name. When you build, get a building permit first, then a completion certificate before applying for power and water connections.

Mahindra World City Plots divides 19 acres into 300 plots, with a raised compound wall around the edge and guards and CCTV covering the main points day and night. Themed gardens and parks are spread through the layout, and every street is lined with avenue trees. The developer has not published the open-space share, so ask for the approved layout. Images shown are renders as planned by the developer.

Once houses go up, a morning walk would follow the footpaths beside the raised black-top roads, under the trees. Children can cycle on the internal streets, and the parks give neighbours a place to meet. Energy-saving streetlights run the length of every road, so evening walks feel safe.

The services are designed for the house you add later. Water and sewer lines run underground, with sewage going to a treatment plant, and each plot has provision for a metro water connection. Cables for power, phone and data run in underground ducts, and recharge pits collect rainwater. No clubhouse list has been published, so ask what shared facilities plot owners can use and what the monthly maintenance covers.