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CMA expansion awaits master plan
The New Indian Express
|June 17, 2026
1,225 villages in four district will be merged with Chennai Metropolitan Area after expansion.
EXPANSION of CMA (Chennai Metropolitan Area) limits may take a few more years as the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) has decided to carry out the expansion only after preparing the master plan for the to-be-added areas.
Once expanded, the CMDA limits will cover 5,904 sq km, including the present CMA of 1,189 sq km. As many as 1,225 villages in 15 taluks in Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur and Ranipet districts will be merged with the CMA.
AR Rahul Nadh, member secretary of CMDA, said the planning authority should have a master plan and regional plans for the added CMA before the actual merger. "We are planning to prepare a master plan for the areas that are proposed to be added with CMA.
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