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The maximum permissible building height in Chennai was limited to 40 m until 1998, when it was increased to 60 m. [3] [4] [5] This restriction continued until the second master plan of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority was rolled out in 2008, after which the restriction was lifted, allowing buildings taller than 60 meters to be built.
The CMDA administers the Chennai Metropolitan Region, spread over an area of 5,904 km 2 (2,280 sq mi) and covers the districts of Chennai, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Ranipet and Kancheepuram. [1] It was set up for the purposes of planning, co-ordination, supervising, promoting and securing the planned development of the Chennai Metropolitan Area .
In 1974, the Madras metropolitan area comprised a total extent of 1,189 km 2 (459 sq mi). [5] In 2011, first plans to expand the metropolitan area were proposed by Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) as several settlements on the outer vicinity had been undergoing rapid development and had to be incorporated under the CMDA planning strategy.
[2] [3] As the new airport was delayed due to land acquisition problems, [2] [4] an expansion plan was unveiled to expand the existing Chennai International Airport in 2018 to increase the terminal area to 160,000 m 2 (1,700,000 sq ft) with a capacity of 35 million passengers. [5] The existing airport is expected to reach saturation by 2035. [6]
The objective of the department is to formulate and implement a housing policy, to provision quality housing at affordable cost for the poor, encouraging urban development and town planning through inclusion and balanced growth and development of Chennai metropolitan area. [1]
Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) 1972: Chennai: Housing and Urban Development: Chennai Metro Planning Services: Statutory Corporation: www.cmdachennai.gov.in: 5: Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewage Board (CMWSSB) 1978: Chennai: Municipal Administration and Water Supply: Provision of Water and Sewerage facilities to ...
Spread over an area of 88.52 acres (358,200 m 2), it was built to decongest the Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus in Koyambedu. It is an integrated bus terminus for mofussil buses operated by TNSTC, SETC, KSRTC, KSRTC SWIFT and contract carriage buses. The terminus is connected to other parts of the Chennai Metropolitan Area and suburbs by MTC buses.
The Chennai Rapid Bus Transit Ways (RBTW) is a part of the Medium-term and Long-term Transport Scheme proposed in the Second Master Plan by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA). This is not a part of Chennai BRTS, which is proposed on a separate elevated road that is to be constructed as circular corridors.