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Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority has been established under the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning & Development) Act 1979 (West Bengal Act - XIII of 1979) and has been entrusted with the responsibility of Planning & Development of Siliguri - Jalpaiguri Planning Area. It came into existence on the strength of said Act and on direction of Governor of West Bengal vide notification no- 1878 - T & CP/112-6/80 dtd. 17.3.1980 w.e.f. 1.4.1980 on cessation of Siliguri Planning Organisation under T & CP Branch of Dev. & Planning Deptt., Govt. of West Bengal. More +

» Location

Siliguri is situated in the foothills of Himalayas on the banks of the river Mahananda. Siliguri is bound by Kurseong on the north, Bangladesh on the south, Jalpaiguri on the east and Nepal on the west. Jalpaiguri is situated on the western bank of the river Teesta at 26° 32' N latitude and 88° 43' E longitude. It is the administrative headquarters of Jalpaiguri Division and Jalpaiguri district. The river Karala divides the town in two halves. Naxalbari ODP area is located in the Siliguri sub-division of the district of Darjeeling. This 121 sq Km of the ODP area lies in the western segment of the operational area of the Authority. A new area under Phansidewa PS has been added to the SJDA area through Govt. of W,B. gazette notification in April 2002. A new area under Mainaguri P.S. has been added to the SJDA area through Govt. of West Bengal gazette notification in 18th May, 2004. More +

» Authority

Sri Asok Bhattacharya, Minister-in-charge, MA & UD, Govt. of West Bengal Chairman, Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Govt. of WB. More +

» Power & Functions

Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA), a statutory body under the West Bengal Town and Country (Planning & Development) Act, 1979, derives its powers and functions from the section 13(1)(ii) of the said Act. More +

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