ABOUT CMDA

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) was constituted as an ad-hoc body in 1972 and become statutory body in 1974 vide the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971. It was established under the sub-section 1 of the section 9 –A (2) of the Act and consisting of the following members:

1. Hon’ble Minister for Information  & Publicity	Chairman
2. Vice- Chairman, CMDA	Vice Chairman
3. Member-Secretary, CMDA	Member
4. Secretary to Government  H& UD	Member
5. Secretary to Government,   Finance Dept.	Member
6. Secretary to Government, Industries Dept.	Member
7. Secretary to Government, Transport Dept.	Member
8. Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai	Member
9. Managing Director CMWSS Board	Member
10. Director , Town & Country Planning	Member
11. Chief Urban Planner , CMDA	Member
12. Chief Engineer, Highways & Rural  Works Department	Member
13. Chief Architect to Government	Member
14. Joint Director, Town & country Planning	Member
15. Chairman, Tamilnadu Housing Board	Member
16. Chairman Tamilnadu Slum Clearance Board	Member
17. Member of the State Legislative Assembly	2 Members
18. Representatives of Local Bodies in CMA	4 Members
19. Member-Secretary Tamil nadu Pollution Control Board	Special Invitee

The functions of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority are :

1. to carry out   a survey of the Chennai Metropolitan  planning area and prepare reports on the surveys so carried out;
   
2. to prepare a Master Plan or Detailed Development Plan or New Town development Plan as the case may be for the Chennai Metropolitan planning Area
   
3. to prepare an existing land use map and such other maps as  may be necessary for the purpose of preparing any development plan.
   
4. to cause to be carried out such works as are contemplated in any development plan
   
5. to designate the whole of  Chennai Metropolitan planning area or any part thereof with in its jurisdiction as a new town and to perform the following function viz.
   
1. to prepare a New Town development plan for the area concerned , and

2. to secure the laying out and development of the new town  in accordance  with the New Town development plan