Yangon City Development Committee

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On 14 May 1990, the Yangon City Development Law formally established the present incarnation of YCDC, delegating wide responsibilities to this body, including city planning, land administration, tax collection, and development. However, the YCDC is also responsible for duties stipulated in the 1922 Rangoon Municipal Act.

In 2003, YCDC was organized to provide e-Government for Yangon City. The main purposes of the city's e-Government program are to provide seamless access between the government and the city's citizens via the Internet, to reduce paper usage, to reduce the city budget, to build the city's fiber ring, to provide timely public information, to store public data and to develop and expand G2G, G2C, G2B, and G2E programs.

In January 2013 responsibility for e-Government was divided into two Committees;e-Government Administration Committee and e-Government Work Committee. The e-Government Administration Committee includes the Deputy-mayor of Yangon City as patron, the secretary of YCDC as chairman, and the other 18 head of departments are as members.At first, e-Government Work Committee Chairman is the head of public relations and information department. But Nowadays e-Government Work Committee chairman is the head of Committee Office at 2018 and later.

The YCDC is responsible for the city's:

• waste management (including collection and treatment){{cite book|last=James|first=Helen|title=Governance and civil Society in Myanmar: Education, health, and environment|date=21 March 2005|publisher=Routledge|pages=121–122|isbn=9781134254002}}
• business licenses and registries{{cite book|last=Fujita|first=Kōichi|author2=Fumiharu Mieno |author3=Ikuko Okamoto |title=The Economic Transition in Myanmar After 1988|publisher=NUS Press|date=2009|pages=306|isbn=9789971694616}}
• water supply
• roads and bridges
• environmental regulations
• maintenance of public property (including parks, heritage sites)
• street lighting
• firefighting

YCDC's environmental maintenance department maintains 8 cemeteries in Yangon:{{cite news|url=http://myanmarnewsweeks.com/?p=5863|title=ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော်ကြီးကို သာယာလှပအောင် ကြိုးစား ဆောင်ရွက်နေသော ရန်ကုန်မြို့တော်ဝန်နှင့် တွေ့ဆုံခြင်း|date=23 July 2013|work=Newsweek|language=my|access-date=19 July 2015}}

1. Yayway Cemetery, North Okkalapa Township
2. Hteinbin Cemetery, Hlaingthaya Township
3. Kyizu Cemetery ({{lang|my|ကျီစုသုသာန်}}), Dagon Seikkan Township
4. Daweigyaung Cemetery ({{lang|my|ထားဝယ်ချောင်သုသာန်}}), North Dagon Township
5. Kyugyaung Cemetery ({{lang|my|ကျူချောင်သုသာန်}}), Shwepyitha Township
6. Dala Cemetery ({{lang|my|ဒလသုသာန်}}), Dala Township
7. Seikkan Khanaungto Cemetery ({{lang|my|ဆိပ်ကမ်းခနောင်တိုသုသာန်}}), Seikkyi Kanaungto Township
8. Seikgyi Cemetery ({{lang|my|ဆိပ်ကြီးသုသာန်}}), Kyimyindaing Township.

The YCDC is organized as follows:

• Cabinet
• Mayor
• Secretary
• Joint-Secretary
• Committee Members No.(4) to No.(9)

1. Committee Office
2. Administration Department
3. Finance and Accounts Department
4. Assessor' Department
5. Engineering Department (Roads & Bridges)
6. Engineering Department(Buildings)
7. Engineering Department (Water & Sanitation)
8. Engineering Department (Drainage Management)
9. Urban Environmental Conservation and Cleaning Department
10. Markets and Commodities Center Department
11. Veterinary and Production Department
12. Vehicle Management and Maintenance Department
13. Urban Lan Administration Department
14. Playground, Parks and Gardens Department
15. Public Relations and Informations Department
16. Public Health Department
17. Urban Planning Department
18. Security and Disciplinary Department
19. Yangon City Golf Club
20. Yangon City Bank

YCDC's construction permit system has been criticized for its inefficiency; the average construction time is 2–3 years, because permissions are required from at least 6 YCDC bodies.{{Cite web|title=The big high-rise freeze|url=https://frontiermyanmar.net/en/the-big-high-rise-freeze|last=Khaing|first=Htun|website=Frontier Myanmar|date=18 August 2016 |language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}

In 2015, the YCDC suspended a massive development project called Dagon City, to be built near Shwedagon Pagoda, for failing to adhere to regulations stipulating the building height limits in the vicinity of the pagoda, which is a heritage site.{{Cite web|title=Dagon City 'Will Resume', Amid Calls for Planning Overhaul|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/dagon-city-will-resume-amid-calls-planning-overhaul.html|date=2015-02-13|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}{{Cite web|title=YCDC Shelves Dagon Township Highrise Projects|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ycdc-shelves-dagon-township-highrise-projects.html|date=2015-02-07|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}} In 2015, YCDC's tender selection process for the construction of the Mindhamma Secondary Central Business District in Mayangon Township was called into question by non-selected bidders.{{Cite web|title=Company Slams Tender Process for New Yangon Business District|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/business/102621.html|date=2015-12-10|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}

In April 2018, Zaykabar Company demolished a Yangon heritage site, the Mayor's Residence, which is listed on the YCDC's Yangon City Heritage List.{{Cite web|title=Heritage Building Demolished to Make Way for US$500-Million High-Rise|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/136560.html|date=2018-04-06|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}} The demolition sparked controversy over YCDC's oversight from watchdog groups like the Yangon Heritage Trust. YCDC subsequently granted approval for Zaykabar to construct a $500 million development project, the Myayeiknyo Royal Project, on the site of the former heritage building.{{Cite web|title=YCDC Approves Reservoir Safety Plan for Controversial Mega Project|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ycdc-approves-reservoir-safety-plan-for-controversial-mega-project.html|date=2018-04-09|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}} The project has also been opposed by locals for its proximity to other heritage sites like Shwedagon Pagoda, and for concerns that the development may impact the adjacent Kokkine reservoir, which distributes water to eight townships.{{Cite web|title=Tycoon seeks Shwe Mann's help over halted project|url=https://frontiermyanmar.net/en/tycoon-seeks-shwe-manns-help-over-halted-project|last=Lynn|first=Kyaw Ye|website=Frontier Myanmar|date=8 June 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}} In June 2018, due to ongoing controversy, the Burmese military ordered Zaykabar to reconstruct the Mayor's Residence "in the original style."{{Cite web|title=Military Orders Tycoon to Rebuild Yangon Heritage Building|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/military-orders-tycoon-rebuild-yangon-heritage-building.html|date=2018-06-06|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}} Later that year, in October 2018, the military terminated its lease contract with Zaykabar, over contractual breaches, as Zaykabar had signed a joint venture agreement with a Chinese company.{{Cite web|title=Military terminates $500 million Chinese-backed Yangon development|url=https://frontiermyanmar.net/en/military-terminates-500-million-chinese-backed-yangon-development|last=Lynn|first=Kyaw Ye|website=Frontier Myanmar|date=4 October 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}

In 2018, Yangon Region Hluttaw lawmakers criticized YCDC's US$80 million loan from the French Development Agency to dredge Pazundaung Creek to develop a waterfront corridor.{{Cite web|title=$80M Loan from France Denounced as Unnecessary in Parliament|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/80m-loan-france-denounced-unnecessary-parliament.html|date=2018-11-20|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}} In October 2019, YCDC courted controversy from the Yangon Region Hluttaw over the purchase of 80 vehicles at a cost of US$1.37 million for city officials.{{Cite web|title=Yangon Mayor Defends 80-Car Budget Binge|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/yangon-mayor-defends-80-car-budget-binge.html|date=2019-10-08|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}

YCDC sits on the board of directors of the New Yangon City Development Company, which is the developer of a controversial development project, the Yangon New City Project.{{Cite web|title=Bosses of Myanmar's Controversial New Yangon City Project See Major Shakeup|url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/bosses-myanmars-controversial-new-yangon-city-project-see-major-shakeup.html|date=2019-09-05|website=The Irrawaddy|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}} YCDC has overseen infrastructure tenders for the project.{{Cite web|title=Yangon's New City development project initiates 'Swiss challenge'|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/yangons-new-city-development-project-initiates-swiss-challenge.html|date=2020-01-29|website=The Myanmar Times|access-date=2020-06-01}}

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• [http://www.ycdc.gov.mm Yangon City official web portal]

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