Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) is a government body established in 1994. It is responsible for the development planning of eight island
gram panchayats in
Ernakulam district
Ernakulam (; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'') is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the Ernakulam, eponymous city division in Kochi. ...
and two wards (Thanthonnithuruthu and Fort Vypeen) of
Kochi Municipal Corporation
The Kochi Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation that governs the Indian city of Kochi in the state of Kerala. The Corporation manages 94.88 km2 of Kochi city and has a population of 677,381 within that area. It is the most densely ...
. The GIDA, alongside
Greater Cochin Development Authority, are the two government bodies tasked with the development planning of Kochi city and surrounding island panchayats. Its area consists of
Vypin Island,
Vallarpadam,
Bolgatty-
Mulavukad Island, Thanthonnithuruthu,
Kadamakkudy and islands in
Vembanad Lake, covering an area of 100 km
2.
Areas of Greater Cochin
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See also
* Goshree bridges
References
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Economy of Kochi
State agencies of Kerala
Urban development authorities in India
Islands of Kerala
1994 establishments in Kerala
Government agencies established in 1994