Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)
KMDA, established in 1970 under presidential ordinance and later sanctified under the KMDA Act of 1972, functioned essentially as a development agency with the specific purpose of carrying out major infrastructure development in KMA. Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA), the largest urban agglomeration in eastern India, extends over 1851.41 sq. km. and envelopes 3 Municipal Corporations including Kolkata Municipal Corporation, 38 Municipalities and 24 Panchayat Samitis. KMA holds a population of 14.72 million, according to 2001 Census, as against the total urban population of West Bengal of 22.5 million. The population of KMA is projected at 17 million in 2011, 20 million in 2021 and 21.1 million in 2025.
Contact Details
Prashasan Bhavan
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)
Prashasan Bhavan, Block-DD-1, Sector-I
Salt Lake
Kolkata, WB 700064
Phone: +91-33-23597915, 7917, 7896
Unnayan Bhavan
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA)
Bidhan Nagar
Kolkata, WB 700091
Phone: +91-33-23370145, 23370285