The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) of Bangalore, India, is a governmental organization that oversees planning and development of infrastructure, provision of development-related sites and services, and the housing needs of underprivileged citizens in Bangalore.
BDA was created on January 6, 1976 under the BDA Act 1976. The civic authority that existed before BDA was known as City Improvement Trust Board (CITB). BDA has executed many infrastructure works in Bangalore including Outer Ring Road, Hebbal flyover etc. It also develops residential layouts in Bangalore.
Present BDA commissioner is T. Sham Bhat, IAS.
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