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Nangalkot (Comilla)

Local Gov

A border upazila in southeastern Comilla adjoining the Indian frontier, combining intensive farming with cross-border trade and remittances.

Wealth rank 386/452 (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

governance As a frontier upazila on the Indian border, Nangalkot contends with informal cross-border trade and smuggling outside formal channels. So what: Unrecorded trade undercuts customs revenue and complicates border management. Source: Bangladesh Land Port Authority
water Dry-season irrigation depends heavily on groundwater because the upazila has little permanent surface water. So what: Continued abstraction risks dry-season water stress. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)

Probable solutions

Formalize and modernize border-zone agro-trade with improved customs and land-port procedures. Responsible: Bangladesh Land Port Authority · policy proposal
Promote efficient irrigation and pond re-excavation to reduce groundwater dependence. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal