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Laksam (Comilla)

Local Gov

A railway-junction upazila in southern Comilla on the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor, mixing intensive agriculture with trade and small industry.

Wealth rank 336/452 (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 Laksam's position on the Dhaka-Chattogram road and rail corridor exposes it to freight traffic and brick-kiln emissions. So what: Corridor and town communities face elevated air-pollution exposure. Source: Department of Environment
urbanization Built-up growth around the junction town is encroaching on surrounding fertile triple-cropped land. So what: Loss of prime farmland weakens the agricultural base. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

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