Bhubaneswar Development Authority

Pratap Jena, Cabinet Minister, Housing and Urban Development Department

Agency executives

G. Mathivathanan (IAS), Chairman
Sri. Balwant Singh (IAS), Vice Chairman

Websitewww.bda.gov.in

Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) is a statutory agency which is responsible for development and beautification of Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha. It was established on 1 September 1983. BDA is responsible for creating development plans, regulating development and use of land, undertaking works pertaining to construction of housing colonies, commercial complexes and providing public amenities like water supply, drainage, sewerage, and transportation, social facilities etc. Apart from the main city, Bhubaneswar, BDA covers 556 revenue villages covering an area of about 1110 km².