Bangalore Development Authority
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The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) of Bangalore
, India
, is a governmental organization that oversees planning and development of infrastructure, provision of development-related sites and services, and the housing needs of underprivileged citizens in Bangalore.
BDA was created on January 6, 1976 under the BDA Act 1976. The civic authority that existed before BDA was known as City Improvement Trust Board (CITB). BDA has executed many infrastructure works in Bangalore including Outer Ring Road
, Hebbal flyover etc. It also develops residential layouts in Bangalore.
Present BDA commissioner is Bharat Lal Meena.
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, is a governmental organization that oversees planning and development of infrastructure, provision of development-related sites and services, and the housing needs of underprivileged citizens in Bangalore.
BDA was created on January 6, 1976 under the BDA Act 1976. The civic authority that existed before BDA was known as City Improvement Trust Board (CITB). BDA has executed many infrastructure works in Bangalore including Outer Ring Road
Outer Ring Road (Bangalore)
Outer Ring Road is a road that runs around most of the perimeter of Bangalore, India. This 62 km long road was developed by the Bangalore Development Authority and different sections were opened progressively between 1994 and 2002....
, Hebbal flyover etc. It also develops residential layouts in Bangalore.
Present BDA commissioner is Bharat Lal Meena.