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{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
|agency_name | | agency_name = Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority | ||
|nativename | | nativename = | ||
|nativename_a | | nativename_a = | ||
|nativename_r | | nativename_r = | ||
|logo | | logo = Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (logo).jpg | ||
|logo_width | | logo_width = | ||
|logo_caption | | logo_caption = Official Logo of CMDA (Now KMDA) | ||
|seal | | seal = | ||
|seal_width | | seal_width = | ||
|seal_caption | | seal_caption = | ||
|picture | | picture = CMDA main bulding.jpg | ||
|picture_width = | | picture_width = | ||
|picture_caption = CMDA (Now KMDA) Main Building | | picture_caption = CMDA (Now KMDA) Main Building | ||
|formed | | formed = {{start date and age|1970}} | ||
|preceding1 | | preceding1 = | ||
|preceding2 | | preceding2 = | ||
|dissolved | | dissolved = | ||
|superseding | | superseding = | ||
|jurisdiction | | jurisdiction = [[Government of West Bengal]] | ||
|headquarters | | headquarters = Unnayan Bhavan, [[Bidhannagar]], [[Kolkata]]-700091 | ||
|coordinates | | coordinates = | ||
|employees | | employees = | ||
|budget | | budget = | ||
|minister1_name = [[ | | minister1_name = Smt. [[Chandrima Bhattacharya]] | ||
|minister1_pfo = Minister | | minister1_pfo = Minister of State (Independent Charge) [[Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs]] | ||
|minister2_name = | | minister2_name = | ||
|minister2_pfo = | | minister2_pfo = | ||
|chief1_name = | | chief1_name = Smt. Antara Acharya, IAS (WB: 2006) | ||
|chief1_position = Chief Executive Officer | | chief1_position = Chief Executive Officer | ||
|chief2_name = | | chief2_name = | ||
|chief2_position = | | chief2_position = | ||
|agency_type | | agency_type = City Planning Agency | ||
|parent_agency = | | parent_agency = | ||
|child1_agency = | | child1_agency = | ||
|child2_agency = | | child2_agency = | ||
|keydocument1= | | keydocument1 = | ||
|website | | website = {{URL|www.kmdaonline.org}} | ||
|footnotes | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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 | '''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 functioning under the administrative control of [[Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs]] of [[Government of West Bengal]] . | ||
==Functions== | ==Functions== | ||
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==History== | ==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. | 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kolkata Metropolitan Area|url=http://www.kmdaonline.org/home/download/bGxlMUFuTjBYYUZHVVZ6OUhtaGRRS2JzbFNIS1BGRTI3SUVHTDNzVnc1UVdPOFlLRUZxZThvbnp3QVNqUmtvSWZXTWh1N1dWWklIdjZjSEpta0hkVHc9PQ==|website=KMA Map, Annual Report 2011|publisher=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)}}</ref> | ||
==Governance== | ==Governance== | ||
KMDA has an 11-member Board | 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.<ref name=aboutus>{{cite web|title=KMDA - About Us|url=http://www.kmdaonline.org/home/about_us|website=Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority}}</ref> | ||
==Jurisdiction== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200pt," | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center," |Jurisdiction | |||
|- | |||
! style="text-align: center," |Settlements | |||
! style="text-align: center," |Name | |||
! style="text-align: center," |Total | |||
|- | |||
! Municipal Corporations | |||
| [[Kolkata]], [[Bidhannagar]], [[Howrah]], [[Chandannagar]] || 4 | |||
|- | |||
! Municipalities | |||
| | |||
;1. North 24 Parganas district : [[Baranagar]], [[Barasat]], [[Barrackpore]], [[Bhatpara]], [[Dum Dum]], [[Garulia]], [[Halisahar]], [[Kamarhati]], [[Kanchrapara]], [[Khardah]], [[Madhyamgram]], [[Naihati]], [[New Barrackpore]], [[North Barrackpur]], [[North Dumdum]], [[Panihati]], [[South Dumdum]], [[Titagarh]] | |||
;2. South 24 Parganas district : [[Baruipur]], [[Budge Budge]], [[Jaynagar Majilpur]], [[Maheshtala]], [[Pujali]], [[Rajpur Sonarpur]] | |||
;3. Nadia district : [[Gayespur]], [[Kalyani, West Bengal|Kalyani]] | |||
;4. Howrah district : [[Uluberia]] | |||
;5. Hooghly district : [[Baidyabati]], [[Bhadreswar, Hooghly|Bhadreswar]], [[Bansberia]], [[Champdani]], [[Dankuni]], [[Hugli-Chuchura|Hugli Chuchura]], [[Konnagar]], [[Rishra]], [[Serampore]], [[Uttarpara Kotrung]] | |||
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|} | |||
==Projects== | ==Notable Projects== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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| Patuli Floating Market || Patuli || || 2018 || <ref>{{cite news |title=First day, first show: Floating mart a hit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/first-day-first-show-floating-mart-a-hit/articleshow/62643284.cms |work=Times of India |date=25 Jan 2018}}</ref> | | Patuli Floating Market || Patuli || || 2018 || <ref>{{cite news |title=First day, first show: Floating mart a hit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/first-day-first-show-floating-mart-a-hit/articleshow/62643284.cms |work=Times of India |date=25 Jan 2018}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Baishnabghata Patuli Township]] || [[Garia]] || || || | | [[Baishnabghata Patuli Township]] || [[Garia]] || || ||<ref>{{cite news |title=7 govt agencies together own a 5th of Kolkata {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/7-govt-agencies-together-own-a-5th-of-kolkata/articleshow/61513442.cms |work=The Times of India |date=5 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Bediapara Underpass || [[South Dumdum]] || || || | | Bediapara Underpass || [[South Dumdum]] || || || | ||
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| [[Kolkata West International City]] || [[Howrah]] || 2006 || ongoing || | | [[Kolkata West International City]] || [[Howrah]] || 2006 || ongoing || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Millennium Park (Kolkata)|Millennium Park]] || [[Strand Road, Kolkata|Strand Road]] || || 1999 || | | [[Millennium Park (Kolkata)|Millennium Park]] || [[Strand Road, Kolkata|Strand Road]] || || 1999 || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Adhikary |first1=Srabani |title=দর্শকদের কাছে ফের আকর্ষণীয় করে তুলতে ফের সাজবে মিলেনিয়াম পার্ক |url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/news-on-travel/kolkata-millennium-park-will-renovated/articleshow/78397759.cms |work=EI Samay |date=30 September 2020 |language=bn}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nazrul Mancha]] || [[Rabindra Sarobar]] || || 1980 || <ref>{{cite news|title=AC makeover for Nazrul Mancha|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/AC-makeover-for-Nazrul-Mancha/articleshow/25281030.cms|work=Times of India|date=6 Nov 2013}}</ref> | | [[Nazrul Mancha]] || [[Rabindra Sarobar]] || || 1980 || <ref>{{cite news|title=AC makeover for Nazrul Mancha|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/AC-makeover-for-Nazrul-Mancha/articleshow/25281030.cms|work=Times of India|date=6 Nov 2013}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Panihati Intake Jetty || [[Panihati]] || || 2014 || | | Panihati Intake Jetty || [[Panihati]] || || 2014 || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Mullick |first1=Soumyadip |title=Construction of intake jetty might lead to ships getting stuck |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/construction-intake-jetty-might-lead-ships-getting-stuck-1502799397.html |access-date=11 May 2021 |work=The Statesman |date=12 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Maa Flyover]] || [[E.M. Bypass]] - [[Park Circus]] || 2010 || 2015 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Kolkata to get state’s longest flyover linking Howrah with EM Bypass|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/kolkata-to-get-state-s-longest-flyover-linking-howrah-with-em-bypass/story-woa8zuEzUUFRIykcWMXwFP.html|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=7 October 2015|date=7 October 2015}}</ref> | | [[Maa Flyover]] || [[E.M. Bypass]] - [[Park Circus]] || 2010 || 2015 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Kolkata to get state’s longest flyover linking Howrah with EM Bypass|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/kolkata-to-get-state-s-longest-flyover-linking-howrah-with-em-bypass/story-woa8zuEzUUFRIykcWMXwFP.html|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=7 October 2015|date=7 October 2015}}</ref> | ||
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.jpg) Official Logo of CMDA (Now KMDA) | |
 CMDA (Now KMDA) Main Building | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 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 | www |
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 functioning under the administrative control of Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs of Government of West Bengal .
Functions[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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]
Governance[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
| Jurisdiction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Settlements | Name | Total |
| Municipal Corporations | Kolkata, Bidhannagar, Howrah, Chandannagar | 4 |
| Municipalities |
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Notable Projects[edit | edit source]
| 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] |
See also[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
- ↑ "Fresh blueprint for rapid bus commute". Times of India. 15 January 2010.
- ↑ "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.
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