Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
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| Formed | 26 January 1975 |
| Type | City Planning Agency |
| Jurisdiction | Mumbai City |
| Headquarters | Bandra-Kurla complex, Mumbai-400051 |
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| Agency executive | |
| Website | www |
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is a body of the Government of Maharashtra that is responsible for preparation of Regional Plan for MMR and the infrastructure development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.[2] The MMRDA was set up on 26 January 1975 under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1974 Government of Maharashtra as an apex body for planning and co-ordination of development activities in the Region.
The MMRDA comprises 17 members and is chaired by the Minister for Urban Development in Maharashtra Eknath Shinde (who is also the cabinet Minister in uddhav Thackeray government).[3]
It is also the richest state owned organisations in India.[4][5] On the similar lines to this, recently Government of Maharashtra has announced to establish PMRDA and NMRDA for Pune and Nagpur respectively.[citation needed]
In 2017, MMRDA announced it is investing up to ₹48,000 crore to re-haul the entire rail network by introducing new services, coaches, signalling equipment[6]
Jurisdiction[]
The jurisdiction includes:
- Mumbai City district.
- Mumbai Suburban district.
- Raigad district (Alibag, Pen, Panvel, Uran Talukas and part of Karjat Taluka).
- Thane district (Thane, Kalyan, Ambernath, Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi Talukas).
- Palghar district (Vasai and Palghar Talukas).[7]
Projects[]
- Mumbai Urban Development Project in collaboration with SN Construction Corp.
- Shifting of Wholesale Markets
- Wadala Truck Terminal
- Mahim Nature Park
- Mumbai Urban Transport Project
- Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project
- Mumbai Metro Rail Project (Except Mumbai Metro Line 3)
- Niramal MMR Abhiyan
- Mumbai Skywalks
- Mumbai Monorail
- Vilasrao Deshmukh Eastern Freeway
- SATIS
- IFSC (International Finance Service Centre) - BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/documents/10180/12335674/mc.pdf/038f2ac7-095d-40ce-827b-e784dbfe0260?version=1.0
- ^ "MMRDA - Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority". Mmrdamumbai.org. 26 January 1975. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "MMRDA - Organisation Structure - Authority". Mmrdamumbai.org. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ "MMRDA woos global investors for funding - Mumbai - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 8 February 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Real estate no longer the driving force for MMRDA? - Mumbai - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ "Mumbai Metro's Shopping Now With $7.5 Billion. Here's What It Wants". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "MMRDA - About MMR". mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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