Kanpur Development Authority is the
urban development agency of
Kanpur metropolitan area
Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
,
India
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. As the industries in Kanpur grew faster the village population also attracted towards the city. In present time the population of Kanpur city has crossed 30 lakhs(3 million). Due to the rate of growth in population, it was decided that a development authority should be constituted. Region administered by Kanpur Development Authority and Unnao-Shuklaganj Development Authority comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Area. There has been a proposal to merge both the authorities to form Kanpur Metropolitan Area Development Authority (KMADA).
In accordance to the ''Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Act, 1973'' Kanpur Development Authority was constituted.
Organization
The development of infrastructure in
Kanpur
Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...
is overseen by Kanpur Development Authority (KDA), which comes under the Housing Department of
Uttar Pradesh government
The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: ''Uttara Pradēśa Sarakāra''; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the Pres ...
. The
Divisional Commissioner
A Divisional Commissioner, also known as Commissioner of division, is an Indian Administrative Service officer who serves as the administrator of a division of a state in India. The post is referred to as regional commissioner in Karnataka
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of Kanpur acts as the ''ex-officio'' Chairman of KDA, whereas a Vice Chairman, a government-appointed
IAS officer
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, looks after the daily matters of the authority. The current Divisional Commissioner and ex-officio Chairman is Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, whereas the current Vice-Chairman of Kanpur Development Authority is Arvind Singh.
Board
Master Plan
Kanpur Development Authority has Master plans (2021) for Kanpur,
Akbarpur and
Bithoor
Bithoor or Bithur is a town in Kanpur district, 25 km (15mi) by road north of the centre of Kanpur city, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bithoor is situated on the right bank of the River Ganges, and is a centre of Hindu pilgrimage. Bithoor is also ...
.
Proposed Master Plan for Kanpur City, Year 2021 by KDA
*Residential : 41.67%
*Industrial : 5.64%
*Amenities : 3.7%
*Transport & communication : 9.98%
*Recreational : 9.56%
*Public Services : 3.81%
*Trade : 2.61%
*Other uses : 9.27%
See also
References
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External links
KDA Website
Government of Kanpur
Government agencies established in 1955
Urban development authorities in India
State agencies of Uttar Pradesh
1955 establishments in Uttar Pradesh
Organisations based in Kanpur
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