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Comilla Sadar (Comilla)

Local Gov

The district seat and urban core of Comilla on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, home to the Comilla EPZ, dense built-up area, and corridor traffic.

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

1. air quality As the EPZ-and-highway core of the district, Comilla Sadar concentrates corridor traffic, industry, and brick-kiln smoke that drive heavy nitrogen-dioxide and particulate pollution. So what: Urban residents face elevated respiratory health risks. Source: Department of Environment
2. urbanization Rapid built-up expansion around the town and EPZ is sprawling onto adjacent fertile triple-cropped farmland. So what: Unplanned growth permanently consumes prime agricultural land and strains services. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
3. water A dense urban population and EPZ-area industry draw heavily on groundwater amid very little permanent surface water. So what: Concentrated abstraction risks aquifer decline and supply stress. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)

Probable solutions

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