Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA) in the state of West Bengal, India. The organisation used to be known as Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and retains the previous logo. KMDA is under the ministry of Municipal Affairs and Urban Development of West Bengal state government.

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
Official Logo of CMDA (Now KMDA)

CMDA (Now KMDA) Main Building
Agency overview
Formed1970 (1970)
TypeCity Planning Agency
JurisdictionGovernment of West Bengal
HeadquartersUnnayan Bhavan, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700091
Minister responsible
  • Firhad Hakim, Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs
Agency executive
  • Dr. Saumitra Mohan, Chief Executive Officer
Websitehttp://www.kmdaonline.org/
Location of Kolkata Metropolitan Area

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. 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]

History

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.

Governance

KMDA has an 11-member Board or Authority that includes both elected peoples' representatives and nominated bureaucrats. The Honourable Minister-in-charge of Urban Development in the Government of West Bengal is the ex-officio Chairman of the Board of KMDA.[1]

Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction includes Kolkata district, Hooghly district, Howrah district, Nadia district, North 24 Parganas district and South 24 Parganas district.[2]

Projects
DevelopmentLocationStart dateCompletion dateReferences
Patuli Floating MarketPatuli2018[3]
Baishnabghata Patuli TownshipGaria
Bediapara UnderpassSouth Dumdum
Dakshineswar SkywalkDakshineswar20152018[4][5]
Kolkata Bus Rapid Transit SystemUltadanga - E. M. Bypass - Garia2011ongoing[6]
Kolkata EyeHooghly Riverfront2011Never started[7]
Kolkata West International CityHowrah2006ongoing
Millennium ParkStrand Road1999
Nazrul ManchaRabindra Sarobar1980[8]
Panihati Intake JettyPanihati2014
Maa FlyoverE.M. Bypass - Park Circus20102015[9]
Storm Water Drainage SystemsDum Dum[10]

See also

References
  1. "KMDA - About Us". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority.
  2. "Kolkata Metropolitan Area". KMA Map, Annual Report 2011. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA).
  3. "First day, first show: Floating mart a hit". Times of India. 25 January 2018.
  4. "CM Mamata Banerjee to open Dakshineswar skywalk on November 5". Times of India. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  5. "Skywalk boon for devotees". The Telegraph. 23 March 2018.
  6. "Fresh blueprint for rapid bus commute". Times of India. 15 January 2010.
  7. "At 135 metres, Kolkata to stare London in the eye". Times of India. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. "AC makeover for Nazrul Mancha". Times of India. 6 November 2013.
  9. "Kolkata to get state's longest flyover linking Howrah with EM Bypass". Hindustan Times. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  10. "Storm Water Drainage System" (PDF). WB Department of Municipal Affairs.


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