Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) is the statutory planning and development authority for the Chittagong Metropolitan Area (CMA), was created in 1959 under the provision of the CDA Ordinance 1959, established by Bangladesh Government in order to ensure the planned and systematic growth of the city. The development of Chittagong has substantial impact on the overall development of Bangladesh. The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) was established to provide:-
- Development
- Improvement and
- Expansion of the town of Chittagong and certain areas in its vicinity.
Major Role of CDA
- Development Control
- Development Promotion
- Development Permission
The major functions of this authority are as follows:
- Preparation of master plan for Chittagong city and the area in the vicinity and its continuous review
- Preparation of short-term and long-term development programs for improvement and expansion of Chittagong city. This includes the construction of new roads, widening and improvement of major city roads, construction of shopping complex, development of industrial and residential estates and commercial plots and other necessary urban developments
- Exercising planning control over the structure plan as per provision of CDA Ordinance and Govt. approved Master Plan
Development control within the preview of Bangladesh Building Construction Acts, 1952 with its subsequent revisions