Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority
Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority (BMRDA) is an autonomous body created by the Government of Karnataka under the BMRDA Act 1985 for the purpose of planning, co-ordinating and supervising the proper and orderly development of the areas within the Bangalore Metropolitan Region (BMR) which comprises Bangalore Urban district, Bangalore Rural district and Ramanagar District. Since 2007, BMRDA covers an area of over 8000 sq. Kms, the largest metropolitan area of any city in India. Bangalore has also emerged as India's fifth largest metropolitan city by population(and third largest city proper by population).
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