Mandalay City Development Committee Explained
Agency Name: | Mandalay City Development Committee |
Picture Caption: | Office of the Mandalay City Development Committee |
Jurisdiction: | City of Mandalay |
Headquarters: | Mandalay City Hall |
Coordinates: | 21.982°N 96.0974°W |
Chief1 Name: | Kyaw San |
Chief1 Position: | Chairman |
Chief2 Position: | Vice Chairman |
The Mandalay City Development Committee (Burmese: မန္တလေးမြို့ စည်ပင်သာယာရေး ကော်မတီ; abbreviated MCDC) is the administrative body of Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar (Burma).[1] MCDC has wide-ranging responsibilities, including city planning, land administration, tax collection, and urban development.[1] MCDC raises its own revenues through tax collection, fees, licenses and property development.[1] MCDC's chairman acts as Mayor of Mandalay, and sits as Regional Minister for the Government of Mandalay Region.[1] [2] MCDC's mission is to make the city clean, to keep the city beautiful, and to enable city dwellers to enjoy a pleasant life.
History
MCDC was established first established by the State Law and Order Restoration Council's 1992 City of Mandalay Development Law.[3] In 2002, the said law was repealed by State Peace and Development Council and replaced with the 2002 City of Mandalay Development Law.[4] Mandalay Region Hluttaw enacted the new MCDC law in 2014 December. MCDC was formed by the Mandalay Regional Government, and legally comprises 13 to 15 members, including a Chairman who acts as the Minister (Mayor), and a Vice-Chairman, who acts as the Vice-Mayor.[4]
Departments
- Administration Department
- Motor Transport & Workshop Department
- Market and Slaughter House Department
- Finance Department
- Revenue Department
- Cleansing Department
- Playgrounds, Parks and Gardens Department
- Building and Central Stores Department
- Roads and Bridges Department
- Water and Sanitation Department
- Urban Planning and Land Administration Department
- Public Relations and Information Department
- Inspection Department
- Agriculture and Livestock Breeding Department
Projects
In 2017, the Mandalay City Development Committee approved a public-private partnership with Mandalay Business Capital City Development Company (MBCCD), owned by Maung Weik, for a 10-year mega-development project in Amarapura, projected to include hotels, hospitals, schools, jetties, shopping centres, gardens and apartment buildings on a plot of 2000acres allocated by the Mandalay city government.[5] [6]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: The State of Local Governance: Trends in Mandalay. United Nations Development Programme. December 2014.
- News: Mandalay Region Cabinet Approved. Si Thu Lwin. 6 April 2016. Myanmar Times. 6 April 2016. 26 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170726163349/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/mandalay-upper-myanmar/19846-mandalay-region-cabinet-approved.html. live.
- Web site: THE CITY OF MANDALAY DEVELOPMENT LAW (1992). 29 December 1992. State Law and Order Restoration Council Law. 27 June 2015. 30 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630034607/http://displacementsolutions.org/wp-content/uploads/THE-CITY-OF-MANDALAY-DEVELOPMENT-LAW-1992.pdf. live.
- Web site: City of Mandalay Development Law (2002). 14 November 2002. State Peace and Development Council. 27 June 2015. 30 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630050921/http://displacementsolutions.org/wp-content/uploads/THE-CITY-OF-MANDALAY-DEVELOPMENT-LAW-2002.pdf. live.
- Web site: Urban development project commences upon approval. 2017-12-12. National Energy Group of Companies. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210207084609/https://negc.com.mm/urban-development-project-commences-upon-approval/. 2021-02-07. 2020-06-01.
- Web site: Amarapura urban plan developer gets 20 acres of land for office. 2017-06-07. The Myanmar Times. 2020-06-01. 2021-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106165306/https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/mandalay-upper-myanmar/26285-amarapura-urban-plan-developer-gets-20-acres-of-land-for-office.html. live.