Chennai Metropolitan Area

Districts and Taluks of the metropolitan area

The CMDA masterplan for the CMA

The Chennai Metropolitan Area is the fourth largest metropolitan area in India and the 34th in the world in terms of population (as of 2007). The CMA consists of the metropolitan city of Chennai and its suburbs. The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority is the nodal agency that handles town planning and development within the metro area.

Composition

The CMA has an area of 1172 km² spread over three districts.

Sn	District	Area (km²)^[1]	Population (2001)
1	Chennai district (City of Chennai)	176	4,343,645
2	Thiruvallur district	637	1,574,847
3	Kancheepuram district	376	1,107,789
	Total	1189	7,026,281

Sn	Agency	Responsibility
1	Chennai Corporation, Municipalities and Panchayats	Civic management in their area of jurisdiction
2	Tamil Nadu Housing Board	provision of plots and ready built houses, Sites and Services schemes
3	Metropolitan Transport Corporation	Bus Transport
4	Southern Railway	Chennai suburban railway and Chennai MRTS
5	Chennai City Traffic Police	Traffic Management Schemes
6	Tamil Nadu Electricity Board	Electricity generation and supply
7	Public Works Department	Implementation & Maintenance of macro drainage system
8	Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority	Urban planning, co -ordination of project implementation
9	Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board	Water Supply & Sewerage facilities for CMA
10	Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board	Provision of housing, infrastructure and livelihood programs in slum areas

^ "CHENNAI METROPOLITAN AREA - PROFILE". Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.

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