The Bengaluru Development Authority, started in 1976, turns 50 this year. Catering to the housing needs of all in a burgeoning city like Bengaluru has been one of the core functions of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and its predecessor City Improvement Trust Board (CITB).
The City Improvement Trust Board (CITB) was a colonial institution which had its roots in the plague of the 19th century with a focus to improve sanitation. While cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, and Mysuru got their CITBs in the early 20th century, Bengaluru was a late entrant, with its CITB formed in 1945, after the plague swept the city in the 1890s.
The eternally expanding city
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