Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is a body of the

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that is responsible for preparation o
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and the infrastructure development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. 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.

Composition

The MMRDA comprises 17 members and is chaired by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri. Eknath Shinde ( Also the minister of urban development ). It is also the richest state owned organization in

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. On similar lines to this, recently

has announced to establish

PMRDA Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority is the planning and development authority for the Pune Metropolitan Region. It was notified in the year 2015 and has a jurisdictional area of with a population of (approximately), making it the 2n ...

, NMRDA, and AMRDA for

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, and Aurangabad respectivel

In 2017, MMRDA announced it is investing up to ₹48,000 crore to re-haul the entire rail network by introducing new services, coaches, and signalling equipment.

Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction includes: *

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. *

Mumbai Suburban district Mumbai Suburban district (Marathi: ''Mumbai Upanagar Jilhā'') is the second most populous district of Maharashtra in the Konkan Division. With its administrative headquarters in Bandra, the district consists of three subdivisions or tehsils ...

. *

Raigad district Raigad district (Marathi pronunciation: �aːjɡəɖ, previously Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The district was renamed to Raigad after the fort that was the first capital of the former Marath ...

(

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, Pen,

Panvel Panvel () is a city and taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal Corpora ...

Uran Uran is a coastal town and part of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It lies in the Raigad district, east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek. Uran is primarily a fishing and agriculture village, which has developed into ...

Talukas and part of Karjat Taluka). *

Thane district Thane district (Pronunciation: �ʰaːɳe previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India. At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, ...

( Thane,

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Ambernath Ambernath (Marathi pronunciation: �mbəɾnaːt̪ʰ is an eastern suburban city in Mumbai and is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Notable people * Merwyn Fernandes, former Indian hockey player *Farukh Choudhary, Indian footballer * P ...

, Ulhasnagar, Bhiwandi Talukas). * Palghar district ( Vasai and Palghar Talukas).

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 The Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), is a project formulated by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to bring about improvement in the traffic and transport situation in the Mumbai metropolitan region with the assist ...

* 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)

References

External links

Official website of MMRDA
State urban development authorities of India State agencies of Maharashtra Economy of Mumbai 1975 establishments in Maharashtra Government agencies established in 1975 {{Maharashtra-stub

Composition

Jurisdiction

Projects

See also

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