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Daudkandi (Comilla)

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A low-lying upazila in northwestern Comilla on the Meghna floodplain and the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, known for community-managed floodplain aquaculture.

Wealth rank 425/452 (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

climate disaster Daudkandi's low-lying Meghna-floodplain location exposes it to seasonal flooding and prolonged waterlogging during the monsoon. So what: Flooding disrupts the crop-fish floodplain economy and damages standing crops. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
urbanization Built-up expansion along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway is encroaching on fertile floodplain farmland. So what: Conversion of cropland narrows the agricultural and aquaculture base. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

Maintain embankments and improve floodplain drainage to limit waterlogging while protecting community aquaculture. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Apply land-protection zoning to channel highway sprawl away from productive floodplain land. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal