Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
- Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata Metropolitan Area(KMA) in the state of West Bengal, India. The organisation was previously known as "Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority" (CMDA) and still retains the previous logo. KMDA is under the ministry of Municipal Affairs and Urban Development of West Bengal state government.
Functions
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. Besides these KMDA is also the Technical Secretariat to Kolkata Metropolitan Planning Committee (KMPC).
History
The organisation was initially 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.
External links
* [http://www.cmdaonline.com/index.html KMDA website]
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