Yangon City Development Committee
Yangon City Development Committee
Duties and Responsibilities of YCDC
Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) is the administrative body of Yangon which covers a total area of 306.73 square miles. To maintain and develop the city within its territory, YCDC carries out the following duties and responsibilities:
- drawing and implementing land policies, administration of lands, developing and enforcing planning controls, protection of heritage buildings, regulation of construction sites
- construction and maintenance of parks, gardens, playgrounds, recreation centers
- promoting events and exhibitions to enhance the work of YCDC
- providing parking spaces for vehicles and reducing traffic congestion
- construction, maintenance, upgrading and administration of markets
- regulation, control and healthcare for animals and pets, including the inspection of meat and fishery markets and supervision of slaughter houses
- practice of environmental protection and waste management, including collection and treatment of waste, management of landfills, prevention of water and air pollution
- regulate and issue licenses for ferryboats and supervision of ferry businesses
- licensing and regulating trading warehouses and pawn shops
- ensuring the safety of the citizens through prevention of natural disasters and management of the fire services
- issue licenses regarding slow moving vehicles such as tricycle rickshaws
- providing water supply and sanitary systems
- supervision of cemeteries and incinerators, and overseeing the land use of cemetery compounds
- other beneficial municipal work such as environmental services
Departments
1. Committee Office
2. Administration Department
3. Finance & Accounts Department
4. Assessor Department
5. Markets & Commodities Center Department
6. Veterinary & Production Department
7. Urban Pollution Control & Cleansing Department
8. Engineering Department (Roads & Bridges)
9. Engineering Department (Buildings)
10. Engineering Department (Water & Sanitation)
11. Engineering Department (Water Flow Management)
12. Motors Transport & Workshop Department
13. Playgrounds, Parks & Gardens Department
14. Public Health Department
15. Security & Disciplinary Department
16. Urban Land Administration Department
17. Urban Planning Department
18. Public Relations and Information Department