Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) is one of the two government agencies for the development of Kochi City Region

Greater Cochin

Greater Cochin is the area defined by Greater Cochin Development Authority for townplanning. This area consists of the Kochi UA region and its suburbs...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 along with GCDA

Greater Cochin Development Authority

Greater Cochin Development Authority is the statutory body overseeing the development of the City of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India...

 which serves entire Cochin Corporation and surrounding municipalities around the region. GIDA's main purpose, as the name suggests to develop the infrastructure facilities of scattered islands in and around the Kochi

Kochi

-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...

 city. Its area consists of entire Vypin Island, Vallarpadam

Vallarpadam

Vallarpadam is one among the group of islands, that form part of the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated in the Vembanad_Lake known here as Lake of Kochi and has a population of over 10,000...

, Bolgatty-Mulavukad

Mulavukad

Mulavukad , also known locally as Bolghatty Island, is one of the islands that form part of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India.Mulavukad is home for the Bolgatty Palace, an erstwhile palace of the Dutch colonial administration, later taken over by the British, and presently a 'heritage hotel'...

 Island, Thanthonnithuruthu, Kadamakkudy

Kadamakkudy

Kadamakkudy is a census town in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kadamakkudy had a population of 15,823. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kadamakkudy has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:...

 and a group of small islands in Vembanad Lake

Vembanad Lake

Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. It is also one of the largest lakes, in India. A lake spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known by different names in different localities viz. Punnamada Lake in Kuttanad, Kochi Lake in...

covering an area of 100 km². with a population of 3.5 Lakhs.