Comilla City Corporation

Comilla City Corporation

Comilla is one of the fast growing city located beside the Dhaka Chittagong highway 97 km south to Dhaka 167 km north to Chittagong. Comilla, one of the oldest town of the sub-continent was declared municipality in the year of 1864 and Comilla Sadar Dhakin Pourashava was declared in 2003. Abolishing these two pourashavas and consisting of their areas, the historical event, declaration of Comilla City Corporation was occurred on 10 July 2011. Currently its population is 5 lac and area is 53.04 sqkm.

City corporation is mainly responsible to provide services like waste management, maintenance of drainage system, street lighting, water supply, communication, birth and death registration, issuing of trade license, non-motorized vehicle license, recreation . This site provides basic information about Comilla City Corporation, its vision, master plan, organogram, history, activities and useful link to the various offices. As a dweller of Comilla city or any other person can get information from this site just to meet curiosity and for any other purposes. This site will also help the user to understand the way Comilla City Corporation is functioning and its efforts towards fulfilling the aspirations of the dwellers of Comilla city through providing various quality services. We always appreciate any thoughtful feedback and suggestions.

Comilla City Corporation at a glance

General Information
Area	:	5 3.04 Square K.M.
Ward	:	27 Nos
Population	:	5 Lac

Tax
Holding Tax	:	33,886 Nos 174 Nos 33,702 Nos

Market
Market	:	08 Nos
Shopping Complex	:	5 Nos
Own Shops	:	984 Nos

License
Trade License  8,412Nos	:
Rickshaw License  10,530Nos	:

Communication
Road	:	482 K.M.
a) Bituminous	:	197 K.M.
b) CC	:	60 K.M.
c) RCC	:	16 K.M.
d) Brick Flat Soling	:	55 K.M.
e) Earthen Road	:	154 K.M.
Culvert	:	279Nos
Road intersection	:	06Nos
Bridge	:	02Nos
Footpath	:	20.00 K.M.

Water Supply
Overhead Tank	:	06 Nos
Capacity	:	54 Lac Liter
Deep Tube well	:	23 Nos
Pipe Line	:	146 K.M.
House Connection	:	5015 Nos
Street Hydrant	:	300 Nos
Pump Station/ house	:	23 Nos
Arsenic Status	:	Within acceptable limit
Pumping Hour	:	07 Hour

 

Street Lighting
Electricity Line	:	132.35K.M.
Light Post  ­	:	4,661 Nos
Tube Light Point	:	1,060 Nos
Energy Savings Light Point	:	3,601 Nos
Meter/ Switch Point	:	22 Nos

 

Vehicle
Garbage Truck	:	15 Nos
Trucktor	:	04 Nos
Bulldozer	:	02 Nos
Jeep	:	04 Nos
Motorcycle	:	9 Nos
Hydraulic Beam lifter	:	01 Nos
Road Roller (4 ton – 6 ton)	:	03 Nos
Road Roller (8 ton – 10 ton)	:	04 Nos
Excavator (8 Cft)	:	01 No.
Bulldozer	:	01 No.

Drainage System
Drain	:	177.14 K.M.
a)  Pucca Drain	:	65.50 K.M.
b)  Earthen Drain	:	105.46 K.M.
Canal	:	17.50K.M.

 

Public Health
Public Toilet	:	16 Nos
Sanitary Latrine	:	23,802 Nos
Dustbin	:	155Nos
Sanitary Land field	:	01Nos
EPI Centre  Permanent-	:	10 Nos
Temporary -	:	14 Nos
Hospital	:	02 Nos
Clinic (TB)	:	01 Nos
Maternity Clinic	:	02 Nos
Private Clinic	:	59 Nos
Diabetic Hospital	:	01 No

 

UPPRP Project
Community Centre	:	01 No
Total Urban Community	:	59 Nos.
Total Community Family	:	16939
Total Community Member	:	74,353
Total Community Deepset	:	452 Nos
Total Sanitary Latrine	:	1457
Total Road with Footpath	:	6441 meter
Drain	:	1330 meter
Improved cooker	:	1009 Nos

 

UPHSDP Project
Nagar Matri Sadan	:	01 No
Nagar Health Centre	:	06 Nos
Satellite Clinic	:	72 Nos.
Religious Institution
Mosque	:	120
Eidghah	:	1
Temple	:	07
Graveyard	:	06
Burning Ghat	:	02
Church	:	02
Buddist Temple	:	01
Orphanage	:	07

 

Law & Order
Police Station	:	02
Police Fari	:	04
Judge court	:	01

Education
Public University	:	01
Private University	:	01
Govt College	:	04
Private College	:	12
Cadet College	:	01
Public Medical College	:	01
Private Medical College	:	02
Art College	:	01
Law College	:	02
Homoeopathic Medical College	:	01
Public Polytechnic Institute	:	01
Public Engineering Survey Institute	:	01
Private Polytechnic Institute	:	03
Madrasha	:	37
Teachers Training College	:	02
Govt High School	:	03
Non-Govt High School	:	20
Govt Primary School	:	55
Kinder Garten School	:

Recreation
Park	:	01
Zoo	:	01
Cinema Hall	:	04
Stadium	:	01
Auditorium	:	01
Gymnasium	:	02
Recreation Club	:	02

  

Communication
Railway Station	:	01
Bus Station	:	06
Ferry Ghat	:	01
T & T Office	:	01
GPO	:	01
Post Office	:	16

Beautiful Places

Dharmashagor Dighi(Digging by Tripura Maharaza)

Town Hall( Constructed by Tripura Maharaza)

Sachin Dev Barman House, South Chartha(Popular Singer of Sub-Continent), Where Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Joined in Singing Program

Zoo, Chotora

Botanical Garden, Chotora

Ranir Kothir, Dharmasagarpar

KTCC, Comilla

Selina Garden, Neura

Nurjahan Eco Park, Paduarbazar Bisharoad

BARD, Kotbari

Mainamoti Musium,  Kotbari

Rupban Mora,  Kotbari

Salbon Bihar,  Kotbari

 

History of Comilla City Corporation

Comilla region was once under ancient Samatat and was joined with Tripura State. The history of Comilla town goes back to the 9 th and 10 th century A.D. when the old fortified town “Salban Vihars, Mainamati”, the center of Buddist civilization flourised. This district came under the reign of the kings of the Harikela in the ninth century AD. Lalmai Mainamati was ruled by Deva dynasty (eighth century AD), and (during tenth and mid eleventh century AD). In 1732 it became the center of the Bengal- backed domain of Jagat Manikya. The Peasants Movement against the king of Tripura in 1764, which originally formed under the leadership of Shamsher Gazi, is a notable historical event in Comilla. It came under the rule of East India Company in 1765. This district was established as Tripura district in 1790. On the first of October, 1960 the name of the district was chaneged from Tippera to the more widely used Comilla. Chandpur and Brahmanbaria subdivisions of this district were transformed into districts in 1984. Comilla City as usual is the largest city of Comilla zila in respect of both population and area.

Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the city name. There is a popular belief that the word Comilla might had been derived from the word Kamalanka, the old kingdom of Samatat during the first part of the 6th century A.D.

Comilla faced many important historical events. Communal tension spreaded over Comilla, when a Muslim was shot in the town during the partition of Bengal in 1905. On 21 November 1921, Kazi Nazrul Islam composed patriotic songs and tried to awaken the town people by protesting the Prince of Wales’s visit to India. During this time, Ovoy Ashram, as a revolutionary institution, played a significant role. Poet Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi visited Comilla at that time. In 1931, approximately 4000 peasants in Mohini village in Chauddagram Upazilla revolted against a land revenue tax. The British Gurkha s oldiers fired indiscriminately on the crowd, killing four people. In a major peasant gathering, the police fired at Hasnabad of Laksham Upazila in 1932. Two people were killed and many were wounded.

Comilla Sadar Dakshin Paurashava was comparatively a newly formed Class “A‟ Paurashava. Was declared as a Pourashava on 22/07/2003 The Pourashava was divided into 9 wards.

Comilla City Corporation was declared on 10 July 2011 comprising the area of Comilla pourasava and Comilla  Sadar  Dhakshain  Pourashava  . First ever election of City Corporation was held in 5^th January, 2012 and elected Mayor Md.Monirul Hoque Shakoo 27 councilors and 9 women councilors for reserve seats took oath on 2^nd February, 2012. The first official meeting of Comilla City Corporation was held in 9^th February of 2012.