Kolkata_Metropolitan_Development_Authority
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata metropolitan area in the Indian state of West Bengal. The organisation used to be known as Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and retains the previous logo. KMDA is functioning under the administrative control of Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs of Government of West Bengal.
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CMDA (Now KMDA) Main Building | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) |
| Type | City Planning Agency |
| Jurisdiction | Government of West Bengal |
| Headquarters | Unnayan Bhavan, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700091 |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Website | Official website |
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KMDA's role is multi-disciplinary: it is the agency of city planning, it sculpts new areas and townships, it develops physical infrastructure as well as provide basic services like water, drainage, waste management. KMDA is also the Technical Secretariat to Kolkata Metropolitan Planning Committee (KMPC). Besides these major functional areas, KMDA is also engaged in providing consultancy services and implementing projects on behalf of other public sector departments and agencies.[1]
The organisation was formed under a Presidential Ordinance in 1970. It works now under provision of the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning & Development) Act, 1979. Its Planning Directorate was set up in 1974.[2]
KMDA has an 11-member Board that includes both elected peoples' representatives and nominated bureaucrats. The Honourable Minister-in-charge of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs in the Government of West Bengal is the ex-officio Chairman of the Board of KMDA.[1]
| Jurisdiction | ||
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| Settlements | Name | Total |
| Municipal Corporations | Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Howrah, Chandannagar | 4 |
| Municipalities |
| 38 |
| Development | Location | Start date | Completion date | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patuli floating market | Patuli | 2018 | [3] | |
| Baishnabghata Patuli Township | Garia | [4] | ||
| Bediapara Underpass | South Dumdum | |||
| Dakshineswar Skywalk | Dakshineswar | 2015 | 2018[5] | [6] |
| Kolkata Bus Rapid Transit System | Ultadanga - E. M. Bypass - Garia | 2011 | ongoing | [7] |
| Kolkata Eye | Hooghly Riverfront | 2011 | Never started | [8] |
| Kolkata West International City | Howrah | 2006 | ongoing | |
| Millennium Park | Strand Road | 1999 | [9] | |
| Nazrul Mancha | Rabindra Sarobar | 1980 | [10] | |
| Panihati Intake Jetty | Panihati | 2014 | [11] | |
| Maa Flyover | E.M. Bypass - Park Circus | 2010 | 2015 | [12] |
| Storm Water Drainage Systems | Dum Dum | [13] | ||
| West Bengal Tele Academy Complex | Baruipur | 2022 | [14] |
- "KMDA - About Us". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
- "Kolkata Metropolitan Area". KMA Map, Annual Report 2011. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
- "First day, first show: Floating mart a hit". Times of India. 25 January 2018.
- "7 govt agencies together own a 5th of Kolkata | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 November 2017.
- "CM Mamata Banerjee to open Dakshineswar skywalk on November 5". Times of India. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "Skywalk boon for devotees". The Telegraph. 23 March 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018.
- "Fresh blueprint for rapid bus commute". Times of India. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018.
- "At 135 metres, Kolkata to stare London in the eye". Times of India. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- Adhikary, Srabani (30 September 2020). "দর্শকদের কাছে ফের আকর্ষণীয় করে তুলতে ফের সাজবে মিলেনিয়াম পার্ক". EI Samay (in Bengali).
- "AC makeover for Nazrul Mancha". Times of India. 6 November 2013.
- Mullick, Soumyadip (12 September 2019). "Construction of intake jetty might lead to ships getting stuck". The Statesman. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- "Kolkata to get state's longest flyover linking Howrah with EM Bypass". Hindustan Times. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- "Storm Water Drainage System" (PDF). WB Department of Municipal Affairs.
- "Tele Academy Complex: টেলিভিশন অনেকের প্রিয় বন্ধু, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ টেলি আকাদেমি কমপ্লেক্স উদ্বোধন করে বললেন মমতা". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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