The Mandalay City Development Committee (; abbreviated MCDC) is the administrative body of
Mandalay, the second largest city in
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
(Burma).
MCDC has wide-ranging responsibilities, including city planning, land administration, tax collection, and urban development.
MCDC raises its own revenues through tax collection, fees, licenses and property development.
MCDC's chairman acts as Mayor of Mandalay, and sits as Regional Minister for the Government of
Mandalay Region.
MCDC's mission is to make the city clean, to keep the city beautiful, and to enable city dwellers to enjoy a pleasant life.
History
MCDC was established first established by the
State Law and Order Restoration Council's 1992 City of Mandalay Development Law.
In 2002, the said law was repealed by
State Peace and Development Council
The State Peace and Development Council ( ; abbreviated SPDC or , ) was the official name of the Military dictatorship, military government of Burma (Myanmar) which, in 1997, succeeded the State Law and Order Restoration Council (; abbrevi ...
and replaced with the 2002 City of Mandalay Development Law.
Mandalay Region Hluttaw enacted the new MCDC law in 2014 December. MCDC was formed by the Mandalay Regional Government, and legally comprises 13 to 15 members, including a Chairman who acts as the Minister (Mayor), and a Vice-Chairman, who acts as the Vice-Mayor.
Departments
# Administration Department
# Motor Transport & Workshop Department
# Market and Slaughter House Department
# Finance Department
# Revenue Department
# Cleansing Department
# Playgrounds, Parks and Gardens Department
# Building and Central Stores Department
# Roads and Bridges Department
# Water and Sanitation Department
# Urban Planning and Land Administration Department
# Public Relations and Information Department
# Inspection Department
# Agriculture and Livestock Breeding Department
Projects
In 2017, the Mandalay City Development Committee approved a public-private partnership with Mandalay Business Capital City Development Company (MBCCD), owned by
Maung Weik, for a 10-year mega-development project in
Amarapura, projected to include hotels, hospitals, schools, jetties, shopping centres, gardens and apartment buildings on a plot of allocated by the Mandalay city government.
Gallery
File:Mandalay Thingyan Rehearsal 2012.JPG, Opening Ceremony of Myanmar Thingyan Festival in front of the Mandalay City Hall
File:MCDC Office 1.jpg, MCDC Office
File:MCDC Office 2.jpg, MCDC Office
File:MCDC Office.jpg, MCDC Office
File:Mandalay City Hall 5.jpg, Mandalay City Hall
File:Headquater of MCDC.jpg
See also
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Mandalay
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Mandalay Region
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Mayor of Mandalay
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Yangon City Development Committee
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Naypyidaw Development Committee
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Mandalay Convention Centre
References
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1992 establishments in Myanmar
Government agencies established in 1992
Government agencies of Myanmar
Mandalay