About Us
Profile
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. Potential and process of urban growth and development in Siliguri received recognition in 1931 when it became a non-municipal town, which was followed by its declaration as a Municipal Town in 1950. Siliguri Municipality had an area of 15.54 sq. km, which was substantially increased in 1994 to 41.90 sq. km when it was upgraded to Siliguri Municipal Corporation. More+
Power and Function
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+