Home | DC Rules | FAQ | Contact Us | Court Orders | NEWS & Events ABOUT CMDA About CMDA CITIZENS’ CHARTER Citizen’s Charter AREA PLANS UNIT About Channels Green Channel Counseling & Consultancy Counter Planning Permissions (PP) Concession For IT - Developments Applications Accepted - Through Local Bodies Application Directly - Admitted By CMDAPP Approval Details Reclassification of Land Use Zone Download Forms AREA DEVELOPMENT UNIT Area Development Unit Projects MASTER PLAN UNIT Masterplan Detailed Development Plan Lacalbody Assistance - Programme Community Based Environmental - Development Programme Outer Ring Road PROJECT MANAGMENT UNIT Details Of Traffic Improvement Projects Under TNUDP III ENFORCEMENT CELL Completion Certificate Norms Caution NoticeCompletion Certificate - Issued List NOTICE Notice CONSTRUCTION WING Construction Wing OSR Area List HANDBOOK UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT Handbook UnderThe Right To Information Act NOTIFICATION / NOTICES Caution Notices By EC Reclassification NotificationBefore Buying Plots/Flats … Tender Notices Advertisement   Market Management Committee Commodities rate at Koyambedu Whole sale Market complex Formation of two new Corporations in CMA Second Master Plan 2026 - Proceedings and Recommendations CHENNAI METROPOLITAN AREA - PROFILE     Know your Application Status Chennai, the capital City of Tamil Nadu is the fourth largest Metropolitan City in India.  The Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) comprises the city of Chennai, 16 Municipalities, 20 Town Panchayats and 214 Village Panchayats in 10 Panchayat Unions.  The extent of CMA is 1189 Sq.km.   The setting of Chennai is presented in the Figure. The CMA falls in three Districts of the Tamil Nadu State viz. Chennai District, part of Thiruvallur District, and part of Kancheepuram District. The extent of the Chennai District (covered in Chennai Municipal Corporation area) is176 sq.km and comprises 55 revenue villages in five Taluks [viz. (i) Fort-Tondiarpet Taluk, (ii) Perambur-Purasawalkam Taluk, (iii) Egmore-Nungambakkam Taluk, (iv) Mambalam-Guindy Taluk and (v) Mylapore-Triplicane Taluk]. In Thiruvallur District out of total district area of 3427 sq.km, 637 sq.km. in Ambattur, Thiruvallur, Ponneri and Poonamallee taluks fall in CMA. In Kancheepuram Districtout of 4433 sq.km, 376 sq.km in Tambaram, Sriperumbudur and Chengalpattu Taluks fall in the Metropolitan area.   Click Here to See Second Master Plan   Highlights Revised Delegation of Powers to all Local Bodies for issue of Planning Permission for Ordinary Buildings Revised delegation of Powers to the Commissioner, St. Thomas Mount Panchayat Union for issue of Planning Permission in CRZ and Aquifer Recharge Area Important Office Orders Delegation of Powers to Local Bodies within CMA under TamilNadu Acts of No.61 of 2008 Allotment of shops at Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex-Drawal of Lots postponed Report of the State Level Committee on Road Connectivity and Traffic Improvements in Chennai G.O. Ms.no. 261, Dt. 17.12.08 Constitution of State level committee on Road Connectivity and Traffic Improvements in Chennai SALE OF SHOPS at Koyambedu Wholesale Market Complex (KWMC) Planning Permission-Delegation of Powers to the Officials of Local Bodies and Chennai Corporation in CMA Public Notice About Corruption and Malpractices Complaint Gazette Notification for Second Master Plan 2026 Monitoring Committee Meeting Minutes     35th India Tourist Anna Centenary Fair - 2009 CMDA Bags Award for its First Place in Best Exterior Pavillion on 08th March 2009     Click here to Enlarge the Map Visitors Count     Website hosted by National Informatics Centre, Chennai