Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority
Agency overview
Formed2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Preceding agency
TypeUrban planning agency
Jurisdiction
List
HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana
17°21′57″N 78°28′33″E / 17.36583°N 78.47583°E / 17.36583; 78.47583
Annual budget 54.5236 billion
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • ▪️Smt. Amrapali Kata, IAS, (Joint Metropolitan Commissioner)
  • ▪️M. Dana Kishore, IAS, (Metropolitan Commissioner And Prl Secretary to Govt MA & UD)
  • ▪️B.L.N REDDY, (CE/Managing Director (HGCL)/PD ORRP(I/c))
Parent agencyDepartment of Municipal Administration and Urban Development
Websitewww.hmda.gov.in

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is the urban planning agency of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. The HMDA administers the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, spread over an area of 7,257 km2 (2,802 sq mi) and covers the districts of Hyderabad district, Medchal district, part of Rangareddy district, Bhuvanagiri district, Sangareddy district, Medak district and Siddipet district.[1] HMDA is the largest urban development authority in India.[2][3] HMDA was formed by the merging of the following erstwhile entities: Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA), Hyderabad Airport Development Authority (HADA), Cyberabad Development Authority (CDA) and Buddha Poornima Project Authority (BPPA). HMDA was set up for the purposes of planning, co-ordination, supervising, promoting and securing the planned development of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Region. It coordinates the development activities of the municipal corporations, municipalities and other local authorities, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board, the Telangana State Transmission Corporation, the Telangana State Infrastructure Corporation.

  1. ^ "About HMDA". Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  2. ^ "KT Rama Rao calls upon private players to develop lakes with CSR funds in Hyderabad". The Times of India. 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sans top guns, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority crippled". The Times of India. 17 April 2012.