The Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is a state parastatal agency of the Government of Assam created for the Guwahati metropolitan area.
It covers an area of 262 km2 (101 sq mi).
[1] The authority is responsible for planning and development of the metropolitan region and is currently preparing the revised master plan for Guwahati and the building bye-laws.
The authority is also responsible for the activities related to building permissions in the city.
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