Difference between BBMP, BMRDA and BDA Are you staying in Bangalore and have wondered what BBMP, BMRDA and BDA stand for or what they are involved in? Here is a peek into what these government bodies are and what their functions and responsibilities are. · BBMP The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is Bangalore’s administrative body. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India after those in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. It is run by a city council which consists of elected representatives called ‘corporators’. BBMP is in charge of looking after the civic and infrastructure requirements of the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area. This includes the upkeep and maintenance of the civic and infrastructure assets of the city. It often works in conjugation with other civic bodies like the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and Agenda for Bengaluru Infrastructure Development Task Force (ABIDe). Some of the responsibilities of the BBMP are undertaking zoning and building regulations, ensuring health and hygiene, being in charge of licensing, trade and education, as well as the upkeep and maintenance of lung spaces, water bodies, parks and greenery. BBMP is divided into eight zones so as to make the city’s administration more effective. These zones are: Bommanahalli, Byatarayanapura, Dasarahalli, Mahadevapura and Rajarajeshwarinagar, besides West zone (10 wards), South zone (10 wards), East zone (10 wards). Wards in West zone are Yeshwanthapur, Malleshwaram, Sanjay Nagar, Mahalakshmipura, Gayathrinagar, Rajajinagar, Sriramamandira, Gandhinagar, Chickpet and Chamarajpet. Wards in South zone are Binnypet, Govindaraj Nagar, Chandra Layout, Basavanagudi, Jagajeevan Ramnagar, Hanumanth Nagar, Padmanabha Nagar, Jayanagar, Hombegowda Nagar and Madiwala. Wards in East zone are Koramangala, Bharathinagar, Shantinagar, Jeevanbheema Nagar, Sarvagna Nagar, Banaswadi, Shivajinagar, Jayamahal, Hebbal and Kadugondana Halli. Each zone is administered by a Joint Commissioner who reports to the BBMP Commissioner. · BMRDA The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) is an autonomous body in charge of planning, co-ordinating and supervising the systematic development of areas under the Bangalore Metropolitan Region (BMR). This includes Bangalore Urban District, Bangalore Rural District and Ramnagar District. It was formed by the Government of Karnataka under the BMRDA Act 1985. The Chairman of the BMRDA is the Chief Minister of Karnataka and the Vice-Chairman is the Minister of Urban Development. Besides, it also includes various
development agencies, senior officers and heads of various departments as well. The BMRDA is in charge of bringing about changes in Urban development policies in the BMR, thereby aiding planning authorities. · BDA The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) comes under the jurisdiction of the Government of Karnataka. It is the primary organisation of the city in charge of planning. It was formed on Jan 6th, 1976 under the BDA Act, 1976. It was formed as a successor to the erstwhile City Improvement Trust Board (CITB). It combines the planning functions of the City Planning Authority and the development functions of the erstwhile CITB. Some of the focus areas of the BDA include planned development of Bangalore, creation of quality infrastructure in the city, provision of sites and services and looking after the housing requirements of economically weaker sections and the underprivileged. It is currently Bangalore’s largest land developer and enjoys autonomy in this respect with no other outside authority/person allowed to develop land in BMR without the permission of the BDA. The BDA is credited with many notable achievements. Most important among them is the award it bagged at the 9th Outstanding Bridge National Awards given by the Indian Institute of Bridge, Engineers. This was for developing the superstructure of the Hebbal flyover. Other priced achievements include restoration of the Agaram Lake, Benniganahalli Lake and Lalbagh Lake. The BDA is also credited with the development of various layouts in Bangalore. They include layouts in Koramangala, Jayanagar, Indiranagar, JP Nagar, Banashankari, Kumaraswamy Layout, Sadashinnagar, Kasturi Nagar, RMV Extension, HRBR Layout, HBR Layout, BTM Layout, HSR Layout, Arkavathy Layout, Vishwesharaiah Layout, Anjanapura, Nagarbhavi BDA Layout as well as layouts in BSK 5th and 6th Stage. Source: CommonFloor.com For Latest Updates on Real Estate Updates, Property News and Cities Infrastructure Developments Visit: http://www.commonfloor.com/guide
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