the planning and development authority of the metropolitan area of cochin headquarters kadavanthra kochi kerala india area served kochi kerala key people n venugopal chairman gcda website gcda.kerala.gov.in gcda headquarters at kadavanthra kochi greater cochin development authority gcda is the statutory body overseeing the development of the city of kochi in the state of kerala india . technically gcda oversees the development of the major part of greater cochin area which consists of the cochin corporation 9 1 surrounding municipalities thrippunithura thrikkakara aluva kalamassery maradu eloor north paravur angamaly and perumbavoor and 25 1 intervening panchayats chellanam kumbalanghy cheranelloor varappuzha chennamangalam kadamakkudy kadungalloor alengad chengamanad nedumbassery chottanikkara choornikkara edathala kumbalam kottuvally and others covering an area of 632 km2 . 1 this has a population of 2 589 038 2001 census . 2 gcda is one of the two development authorities in kochi the other being gida which oversees development in the islands towards west of the kochi mainland and north of the harbour covering a total area of 100 km2 . gcda was the first exclusive agency formed for the development of any urban area in the state of kerala . this led to the formation of development authorities for other cities in the state . the first of these were trida the trivandrum development authority . later development authorities were formed for kozhikode and thrissur as well . contents 1 projects 1.1 kochi marine drive 1.2 jawaharlal nehru international stadium 1.3 other projects 1.4 infrastructure 3 1.5 housing sector 4 2 controversies 3 see also 4 references 5 external links projects edit kochi marine drive edit main article marine drive kochi kochi marine drive day view the beauty in the night marine drive kochi the marine drive marine walkway the china net bridge the marine drive is one of the most significant projects that gcda has ever undertaken . the whole of the present kochi marine drive part of the kochi lake west of the shanmugham road to the present walkway was claimed from the kochi lake in the 1980s . this land later became home for a line of high rises namely the gateway residency hotel the bay pride mall kerala trade centre etc. a common code for construction is enforced in this stretch of land which includes that the building could be of a maximum 13 storeys the eastern and western boundaries of the buildings should coincide etc. the sub projects of the kochi marine drive include the marine walkway stretching from subhas chandra bose park in the south to ksinc boat jetty in the north . the rainbow bridge which is part of the marine walkway the china net bridge which is part of the marine walkway gcda shopping complex in marine drive . the asoka tharangini apartments jawaharlal nehru international stadium edit main article jawaharlal nehru stadium kochi jawaharlal nehru stadium the largest stadium in kerala with a seating capacity of 75000 and costed 75 crore . the stadium was constructed in 515 days under the leadership of v.j.thomas ips ex chairman greater cochin development authority . other projects edit maharaja s college ground rajendra maidan near subhas chandra bose park . eastern terminal of the ernakulam junction railway station ambedkar stadium near k.s.r.t.c bus station . panampilly nagar . the first ever planned urban housing colony in kerala . gandhi nagar . another planned housing colony developed by gcda . kaloor kadavanthra road kk road connecting kadavanthra and kaloor . subhas chandra bose road changampuzha park the cultural centre in memory of late poet sri . changampuzha at edappally . infrastructure 3 edit the first b.o.t. project in kerala the mattancherry bridge was coordinated by gcda . in addition kathrikadavu railway overbridge and chilavannur bund road bridge in chilavannur puzha have been constructed by gcda . in road transport sector apart from the roads developed as part of area development schemes in panampilly nagar gandhi nagar aluva rameswaram parur etc. g.c.d.a has recently completed the 3.2 km long and 22 m wide kaloor kadavanthra road 15 m wide subhash chandra bose road chilavannur bund road partially completed and k.p.vallon road widening first phase panampilly nagar anamthuruthy road partially completed were taken up by g.c.d.a. land has been made available to the corporation for the construction of 2 km long & 22 m wide stadium link road by gcda by negotiation with the land owners . g.c.d.a. had taken a major role in the implementation of the 22 meter wide & 3 km long sahodaran ayyappan road by getting land surrendered free of cost with the cooperation of cochin corporation . widening of kaloor palarivattom road was taken up by state p.w.d. with the co operation of gcda in getting the land surrendered free of cost for road widening . to decongest the south railway overbridge and to reduce traffic on m.g. road and chittoor road the eastern entry to the south railway station was developed by gcda . greater cochin development authority has thus developed a total of about 75 km . of road length of varying widths ranging from 7m to 36m with in the greater cochin region . housing sector 4 edit constructed about 5000 nos . of dwelling units for different income group within the greater cochin region . housing loan given to about 15000 families scattered all over the region . 700 houses constructed and allotted to low income families for rehabilitation . 1700 nos . of residential plots developed and sold to individuals .135 acres of land given to different government quasi government agencies for group housing . gcda have developed many planned housing colonies such as panampilly nagar gandhi nagar kasthurba nagar shastri nagar indira nagar and subash nagar controversies edit the indian railways was hesitant to run and use the gcda owned building at platform 6 at ernakulam junction railway station . it is believed to be the reason behind the delay of employing the platform 6 for services . also the parking area was run by gcda and the fare differed with the parking area at platform 1 . see also edit kochi kochi ua corporation of cochin kingdom of cochin references edit a b c gcdaonline.com official web site of gcda about us page ernakulam.com http www.gcdaonline.com gcda html infrastructure.html http www.gcdaonline.com gcda html housing % 20sector.html external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to greater cochin development authority . official site of the greater cochin development authority v t e kochi landmarks marine drive mattancherry palace hill palace durbar hall ground tourist attractions neighbourhoods ernakulam fort kochi mattancherry kaloor palarivattom gandhi nagar marine drive edappally kakkanad kadavanthra vyttila willingdon island vypin cheranallur varappuzha north paravur history kingdom of cochin thoma of villarvattom history of kerala travancore cochin transport cochin international airport cochin harbour terminus edappally railway station ernakulam junction railway station ernakulam terminus railway station ernakulam town railway station cochin port cochin shipyard kerala urban road transport corporation kerala state road transport corporation kerala state water transport department kochi metro vyttila mobility hub government corporation of cochin kerala high court organizations cochin stock exchange consumerfed fertilisers and chemicals travancore greater cochin development authority international container transshipment terminal kochi kerala state civil supplies corporation kochi refineries malls oberon mall lulu international shopping mall gold souk grand abad nucleus mall forum thomsun mall bay pride mall q1 mall culture cochin jews saint thomas christians cuisine of kerala culture of kerala kalabhavan malayalam onam syro malabar catholic major archeparchy of ernakulam angamaly roman catholic diocese of cochin roman catholic archdiocese of verapoly vishu places of worship chottanikkara temple sree poornathrayeesa temple ernakulam shiva temple thamaramkulangara sree dharma sastha temple paradesi synagogue st. mary s syro malabar catholic cathedral basilica ernakulam st. george syro malabar catholic forane church edappally st. francis church vallarpadam church health care amala institute of medical sciences amrita institute of medical sciences and research centre aster medcity gautham hospital general hospital indira gandhi co operative hospital lakeshore hospital lisie hospital lisie heart institute lourdes heart institute lourdes hospital kerala mar augustine kandathil memorial lisie hospital medical trust hospital saraf hospital renai medicity rajagiri hospital schools assissi vidyaniketan bharatiya vidya bhavan chinmaya vidyalaya choice school cochin refineries school kendriya vidyalaya navy children school sacred heart higher secondary school thevara srv high school st.treasas convent girls higher secondary school toc h public school the delta study vidyodaya school universities cochin university of science and technology national university of advanced legal studies central marine fisheries research institute sree sankaracharya university of sanskrit model engineering college government law college ernakulam school of communication and management studies albertian institute of management rajagiri school of engineering & technology federal institute of science and technology sacred heart college thevara scms school of engineering and technology st. teresa s college maharaja s college ernakulam mes college marampally aluva government medical college ernakulam bharata mata college st. albert s college roads mahatma gandhi road chittoor road banerji road shanmugham road park avenue s.a road kaloor kadavanthra road subhash chandra bose road kochi bypass seaport airport road sports jawaharlal nehru stadium regional sports centre kochi tuskers kerala press malayala manorama mathrubhumi madhyamam daily 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