Thrissur Development Authority

Thrissur Development Authority (TDA) was a statutory body overseeing the development of the City of Thrissur and Thrissur Metropolitan Area in the state of Kerala, India. K Radhakrishnan was the last chairman of Thrissur Development Authority.[3][4]

Thrissur Development Authority
തൃശൂർ വികസന സമിതി
Agency overview
Formed1981
Dissolved2016
TypeUrban planning
JurisdictionGovernment of Kerala
HeadquartersSakthan Arcade, Thrissur city, Kerala[1]
Employees14
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyGovernment of Kerala

History

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Headquarters of Thrissur Development Authority in Sakthan Thampuran Nagar in Thrissur city

In 1981 the Government of Kerala constituted Thrissur Urban Development Authority (TUDA) under Town Planning Act. It came into existence in June 1983. In 2007, the Government of Kerala dissolved the authority. Later in 2012, the authority was again reconstituted by the Government of Kerala.[5][6][7] On 8 April 2013, Government of Kerala had appointed K Radhakrishnan as Chairman of Development Authority and Renamed as Thrissur Development Authority (TDA).[8] In 2016, the Kerala Government disbanded Thrissur Development Authority.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Second turn for TUDA". Manorama Online. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Second turn for TDA". Manorama Online. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. ^ "TUDA chairman appointed". The Hindu. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Second turn for TUDA". Manorama Online. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. ^ "T.N. Rugmani And Another vs C. Achutha Menon And Ors on 20 December, 1990". Indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Reinstatement of Thrissur Development Authority" (PDF). Kerala Government. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  7. ^ "TUDA is back". Manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  8. ^ "TUDA chairman appointed". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Govt to disband four development authorities in Kerala". Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2016.