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Chandina (Comilla)

Local Gov

A roadside upazila astride the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in central Comilla, mixing intensive agriculture with highway-corridor traffic and small industry.

Wealth rank 343/452 (1 = poorest upazila)

Indicators: Meta RWI (HDX); ERA5-Land; MODIS; Sentinel-5P; VIIRS night-lights; GHSL; Hansen v1.11; CHIRPS v2.0. Exposure: GloFAS v2.1, FABDEM, MODIS LST, ACAG PM2.5, WorldPop 2020.

Problems and issues

air quality Chandina sits directly on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, exposing it to dense freight and vehicle exhaust plus brick-kiln smoke that degrade local air. So what: Roadside communities face elevated respiratory health risks. Source: Department of Environment
urbanization Built-up sprawl is spreading along the highway frontage, consuming some of the upazila's fertile triple-cropped land. So what: Loss of prime farmland erodes the agricultural base permanently. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

Enforce vehicle-emission and freight standards and phase out fixed-chimney brick kilns along the highway corridor. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal
Apply agricultural-land-protection zoning to steer highway-driven sprawl away from triple-cropped land. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal