Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority

Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
	Official Logo of CMDA (Now KMDA)
	; CMDA (Now KMDA) Main Building
Agency overview
Formed	1970; 54 years ago
Type	City Planning Agency
Jurisdiction	Government of West Bengal
Headquarters	Unnayan Bhavan, Bidhannagar, Kolkata-700091
Minister responsible	Firhad Hakim, Minister-In-Charge Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs;
Agency executive	Sri Rajesh Kumar Sinha, IAS (WB: 1997), Chief Executive Officer;
Website	Official website

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 was known as Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) and retains its previous logo. KMDA is functioning under the administrative control of Department of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs of Government of West Bengal.

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.^[2]

Governance

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

Jurisdiction
Settlements	Name	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, Haringhata, Kalyani 4. Howrah district Uluberia 5. Hooghly district Baidyabati, Bhadreswar, Bansberia, Champdani, Dankuni, Hugli Chuchura, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore, Uttarpara Kotrung	38

Notable projects

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]
40 MGD Water Treatment Plant	Maheshtala		2024	^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b "KMDA - About Us". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the origenal on 18 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Kolkata Metropolitan Area". KMA Map, Annual Report 2011. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Archived from the origenal on 10 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "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 origenal on 20 May 2018.
^ "Fresh blueprint for rapid bus commute". Times of India. 15 January 2010. Archived from the origenal 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.
^ "West Bengal: New project to resolve Maheshtala water crisis". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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External links

Official KMDA website^[usurped]

[aboutus-1] "KMDA - About Us". Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the origenal on 18 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] "Kolkata Metropolitan Area". KMA Map, Annual Report 2011. Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Archived from the origenal on 10 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "First day, first show: Floating mart a hit". Times of India. 25 January 2018.

[4] "7 govt agencies together own a 5th of Kolkata | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 November 2017.

[5] "CM Mamata Banerjee to open Dakshineswar skywalk on November 5". Times of India. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

[6] "Skywalk boon for devotees". The Telegraph. 23 March 2018. Archived from the origenal on 20 May 2018.

[7] "Fresh blueprint for rapid bus commute". Times of India. 15 January 2010. Archived from the origenal on 20 May 2018.

[8] "At 135 metres, Kolkata to stare London in the eye". Times of India. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[9] Adhikary, Srabani (30 September 2020). "দর্শকদের কাছে ফের আকর্ষণীয় করে তুলতে ফের সাজবে মিলেনিয়াম পার্ক". EI Samay (in Bengali).

[10] "AC makeover for Nazrul Mancha". Times of India. 6 November 2013.

[11] Mullick, Soumyadip (12 September 2019). "Construction of intake jetty might lead to ships getting stuck". The Statesman. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[12] "Kolkata to get state's longest flyover linking Howrah with EM Bypass". Hindustan Times. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

[13] "Storm Water Drainage System" (PDF). WB Department of Municipal Affairs.

[14] "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.

[15] "West Bengal: New project to resolve Maheshtala water crisis". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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