With an objective of “Better Chennai” the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority came into existence as an ad-hoc body in 1972 and was constituted as statutory body in 1974 vide the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act 1971. Established under the sub-section 1 of section 9-A (2) of the Act the main responsibilities of the CMDA are:
i. to carry out a survey of the Chennai Metropolitan planning area and prepare reports on the surveys so carried out;
ii. 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;
iii. to prepare an existing land use map and such other maps as may be necessary for the purpose of preparing any development plan;
iv. to cause to be carried out such works as are contemplated in any development plan;
v. 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.
a. to prepare a New Town development plan for the area concerned , and
b. to secure the laying out and development of the new town in accordance with the New Town development plan.
vi. to perform such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the Government.
1. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority may by order, entrust to any local authority or other Authority as may be specified in such order, the work of execution any development plan prepared by it.
2. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority may by order , authorize any local authority or other authority as may be specified in such order , to exercise any of the power vested in by or under the Town and Country Planning Act -1971 and may in like manner with draw such authority and the exercise of any power delegated in this behalf shall be subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be specified in such order .
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