Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority

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Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority
AbbreviationBMRDA
Formation1985
TypeMetropolitan Region Development Authority
PurposePlanning
HeadquartersBangalore
Location
  • Bangalore
Official language
Kannada
K P Mohanaraj
Websitebmrda.karnataka.gov.in

Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority, officially Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA), is an autonomous body created by the

Amaravati Metropolitan Region. Bangalore has also emerged as India's fifth largest metropolitan city by population (also the third largest city proper by population). Unlike the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA)
, the BMRDA does not have the power to acquire land.

The total Metropolitan Region has a population of 1,17,00,000

Chairmanship

BMRDA is headed by the Chief Minister of Karnataka as chairman and the Minister for Urban Development as vice-chairman; with various

urban development policies in the Bangalore Metropolitan Region and is expected to act as an umbrella organization
for the planning authorities setup in the region.

Jurisdiction

BMRDA

Bangalore Rural and Ramanagara.[2]

Area Planning Zones

The Area Planning Zones (APZs) are areas where urban development is permitted subject to certain regulations. Interstitial Zones (IZs) are the areas lying between the APZs; here, urban activities are restricted, giving more emphasis to environmental issues like conservation of forested areas, agriculture, etc. For planned urban growth, local planning areas under Karnataka Town & Country Planning Act, 1961, are declared in the five APZs and IZs 1 & 2. The following are the planning/ development authorities functioning in the Bangalore Metropolitan Region (BMR):

  1. Bangalore Development Authority [BDA]
  2. Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Area Planning Authority [BMICAPA]
  3. Ramanagara Channapattana Urban Development Authority [RCUDA]
  4. Anekal Planning Authority [APA]
  5. Nelamangala Planning Authority [NPA]
  6. Magadi Planning Authority [MPA]
  7. Hosakote Planning Authority [HPA]
  8. Kanakapura Planning Authority [KPA]
  9. Doddaballapura Planning Authority [DPA]
  10. Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority [BIAAPA]
  11. Area Planning Zone - 1 [APZ-1] (Excluding RCUDA & BMICAPA)
  12. All Interstitial Zones in Bangalore Metropolitan Region [IZs - BMR]

References

  1. ^ "BBMP finally launches its app to file complaints".
  2. ^ "BMRDA Profile". Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

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