HDA has been established in 1980 under the West Bengal Town & Country (Planning & Dev.) Act, 1979.
The functions of the Authority is to prepare and enforce land use and Development Control Plan (LUDCP) to prescribe use of land within its area, to prepare development plan for the area and execute these directly or through other agencies, promote industries and housing and commercial complexes develop infrastructure like road, electricity, water, sewerage and drainage, and help creation of social infrastructure to co-ordinate development activities of all departments and agencies of the State Government or local authorities operating within the Planning Area.
HDA has developed a number of Industrial complexes. Many major industries such as MCCPIA, South Asian Petrochem Ltd. etc. have already set-up three factories in Haldia. Many downstream industries such as Capstan Shipping & Estated Ltd., Hindusthan Seals Ltd. Mancus Oil & Chemicals Ltd., Indian Oil Blending Ltd., Indian Institute of Information Technology have been allotted land for setting up industries.
The Authority has developed some important projects-like Anusua Complex, Durgachak, Priyambada complex, Basudevpur, Swati Housing Complex, Hatiberia etc.
HDA is committed to supply industrial and domestic water. With a view to ensuring steady and quality water to all concern existing 20 mgd. Water treatment plant at Geonkhali has been renovated. Installation of a new plant of 30 mgd. capacity at Uluberia is under progress. For supply water to HPL factory, HDA has constructed underground reservoir at Chaitanyapur with a pump-house.
For rehabilitation evictes, HDA has developed rehabilitation colonies at Khudiramnagar, Debhog, Kashbere, Hatiberia.
HDA has undertaken some important infrastructural projects such as improvement of HPL Link Road, Construction of road from Barda Rly. Station to Geonkhali Water Works, Construction of Bye-Pass Road from Kshudiram Square to River Ring Road via MCPI factory. Construction of a ring road is under contemplation.
The major ongoing projects and construction of road from MCPI complex Baneswarchak, Sutahata-Harekhali Road (A stage work), Road from Jhawpatra to Bakultala HPL Link Road to Durgachak level crossing road beyond Baneswarchak.
