Kanpur Development Authority

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{{Infobox Government agency
|agency_name = Kanpur Development Authority
|nativename = कानपुर विकास प्राधिकरण
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|formed = 1973
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|jurisdiction = [[Kanpur Nagar district]] and [[Kanpur Dehat district]]
|headquarters = [[Moti Jheel]], [[Kanpur]]
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|chief1_name = Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://uphome.gov.in/DM-UP-Contact.htm|title=Contact Details Of Commissioners and District Magistrates Of U.P.|website=[[Department of Home (Uttar Pradesh)|Department of Home and Confidential]], [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530223040/http://uphome.gov.in/DM-UP-Contact.htm|archive-date=2016-05-30|url-status=dead|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://niyuktionline.up.nic.in/DOCUMENTS/DMCFileCurrent.aspx|title=जिलाधिकारी/मंडलायुक्त की सूची|website=Department of Appointments and Personnel, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|language=Hindi|trans-title=List of District Magistrates and Divisional Commissioners|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210045547/http://niyuktionline.up.nic.in/DOCUMENTS/DMCFileCurrent.aspx|archive-date=2011-02-10|url-status=dead|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://kanpurnagar.nic.in/Admin.htm|title=Administrative Officers of Kanpur Nagar|website=[[Kanpur]] Nagar District website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315075407/http://kanpurnagar.nic.in/Admin.htm|archive-date=2015-03-15|url-status=dead|access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref>
|chief1_position = [[Divisional Commissioner]], [[Kanpur division|Kanpur]] and ''ex-officio'' Chairman<ref name=Abt>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kdaindia.co.in/aboutkda.aspx|title=About KDA|website=Kanpur Development Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327095154/http://www.kdaindia.co.in/aboutkda.aspx|archive-date=2009-03-27|url-status=dead|access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref>
|chief2_name = Kinjal Singh, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.kdaindia.co.in/contact.aspx|title=Contact Us|website=Kanpur Development Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624023901/http://www.kdaindia.co.in/contact.aspx|archive-date=2016-06-24|url-status=dead|access-date=16 August 2017}}</ref>
|chief2_position = Vice Chairman
|agency_type = Urban Planning Agency
|parent_agency = Department of Housing and Urban Planning, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
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'''Kanpur Development Authority''' is the [[development agency|urban development agency]] of [[Kanpur metropolitan area]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].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]] is overseen by Kanpur Development Authority (KDA), which comes under the Housing Department of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh government]]. The [[Divisional Commissioner]] of Kanpur acts as the ''ex-officio'' Chairman of KDA, whereas a Vice Chairman, a government-appointed [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]], 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 ===
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|+'''Board of Kanpur Development Authority'''<ref name=Abt />
!'''Post'''
!'''Designation'''
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|'''[[Divisional Commissioner|Commissioner]], [[Kanpur|Kanpur Division]]'''
|'''Chairman'''
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|'''Vice Chairman, Kanpur Development Authority'''
|'''Member'''
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|'''Secretary, Housing'''
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|'''Secretary, Finance'''
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|'''[[District collector|District Magistrate and Collector]], [[Kanpur]]'''
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|'''[[District collector|District Magistrate and Collector]], [[Kanpur Dehat district|Kanpur Dehat]]'''
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|'''[[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]], [[Kanpur]]'''
|'''Member'''
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|'''Chief Town and Country Planner'''
|'''Member'''
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|'''Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam'''
|'''Member'''
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|'''Director, Sarvajanik Udyam Bureau'''
|'''Member'''
|}

==Master Plan==

Kanpur Development Authority has Master plans (2021) for Kanpur, [[Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat|Akbarpur]] and [[Bithoor]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://townplanning.up.nic.in/manual-v.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002931/http://townplanning.up.nic.in/manual-v.htm |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

'''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==
{{Kanpur}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.kdaindia.org.in/ KDA Website]

[[Category:Government of Kanpur]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1955]]
[[Category:State urban development authorities of India]]
[[Category:State agencies of Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Kanpur]]
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