Transport

Van and rickshaw are two major transport vehicles in the Pourashava. Bicycle is the main mode for private users. Movement of motorcycle is also identified as major private vehicle. Inadequacy of bus service found normal scenario. Peak hour traffic movement, in morning from 10am to 12pm and in the afternoon from 4pm to 6pm found in general. Overall traffic congestion is low. Movement of Nosimon which is very risky need to restrict to keep the urban area risk free, clean and sound free. Establishment of bus route within the Pourashava is another prior demand of the people.

The hat / bazar in the Pourashava serves by bituminous and brick soling roads. But the area is not served by well defined road hierarchy, nor is required now due to sparse use of roads by motorized vehicles. However, the induced activities due to the prospects of upward economic change may need to provide road network befitting with the need.

Environment

In Tungipara Pourashava, noise pollutes by three wheeler and sound generates by saw mills and rice husking mills. Water contamination is observed as “Arsenic” threat. Air pollution is caused by dust emitted from saw mill, rice hushing mills and furniture shops. Flood water and water-logging creates health hazards. Dysentery, diarrhea, etc. diseases spreads due to flood and Water-logging. Habitual inundations, especially in monsoon, due to external floods from canals are another threat to environment. Above causes are extremely important for the concern of the Pourashava. Pragmatic planning / solution and proper Drainage Master Plan are very pertinent issues in planning the Tungipara Pourashava.

However, implementations of activities like roads, drainage, bridge / culverts, housing, industrial establishments and bazars will radically change the natural topography and landuse pattern if natural development remains. Agriculture land will be converted into urban and semi-urban areas. Existing scenic beauty will disappear; water bodies will lost and general slope will be diminished due to earth filling towards urbanization. Therefore, in the process to prepare Structure Plan, Urban Area Plan and Ward Action Plan, those factors considers for keeping the natural environment livable.

Landuse Control

Accommodation of future thrust of growth likely to arise after construction of the Padma Bridge. Supply of safe drinking water, providing safe and easy accessibility, use of agriculture production in income generating activities and create provision for further investment will foster.

The primary motive is to exercise control on unorganized development and promotion of planned infrastructure development to accommodate future urban growth. The Pourashava will be developed as a self-contained town in rural environs.

Impact of construction of Padma Bridge is extremely difficult to make a growth projection with sufficient precision. Many factors are involved with this. Those factors are rapid change of landuse from agriculture to non-agricultural activities. Rural homesteads will change their character by the urban dwellers. Land value will increase. The farmers will sold their farming land and shift elsewhere where low land value exists. Spotted industrial development emerges and a mixed urbanization character will be formed. Low lands adjacent to the communication network will be filled and will create drainage congestion.

To increase the agro-product and use them in income generating activities, a vast agriculture land will be needed. Therefore, existing agriculture land will be preserved. Further residential expansion will be controlled with the imposition of development control. In this context, concept of cluster development and compact township approach will be provisioned in the plan. Vertical development will be encouraged rather than horizontal to save the agriculture land.