SFD (Lite) Report - Kamalganj Municipality CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2023)
Kamalganj Municipality is situated within the Kamalganj Sub-District (Upazila) in Maulvibazar District (Zila), which is under Sylhet Division. The geographical coordinates of Kamalganj (upazila) are between 24°08' and 24°27' north latitudes and between 91°46' and 91°50' east longitudes. It is bounded by Rajnagar upazila on the north, Tripura state of India on the south, Kulaura upazila and Assam state of India on the east, Sreemangal and Maulvibazar sadar upazilas on the west. According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Kamalganj city population was 16,878. The population growth in Kamalganj is 1.25% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders coming to the city every day, the present (2023) population is estimated at 21,550. The household survey results show that the majority of the occupation is business (26%), followed by agriculture (17%) and labourer (14%). The city does not have a sewerage system and most sanitation systems available in the town are classified as onsite sanitation systems (OSSs) (95.7%). The main types of OSS facilities are septic tanks connected to a soak pit or an open drain or a water body or to open ground; lined tanks or lined pits with no outlet or overflow, and unlined pits. Table 2 summarizes the sanitation systems in use, as well as estimates of the population connected to each system. For the onsite sanitation systems, it shows the proportions of each from which faecal sludge is then emptied, transported to treatment and treated. For the offsite systems (toilet discharging to open drain), it shows the proportion of wastewater delivered to treatment and treated.
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CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2023). SFD (Lite) Report - Kamalganj Municipality CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
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