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Urban environment alters biophysical mechanisms causes a change in surface to atmosphere temperature and forms storage heat flux (?QS) and releases as sensible heat flux which in turn forms Urban Heat Island (UHI) Intensity. So, the impact of UHI Intensity on human health and ecological evolution should be studied in a developing nation like India having a large young population and a diverse range of species. With this in mind, it is also necessary to examine the UHI Intensity mitigation processes. The current study examined the impact of UHI Intensity on human health and ecological evolution in Kanpur Metropolis, which is located on the banks of the Ganga but now/will, occupies/occupy the area of Kanpur Nagar District with the Yamuna River serving as the region's southern boundary due to urban sprawl. Urban Heat Island (UHI) Intensity Discomfort Index (DI) and Urban Thermal Field Variation Index (UTFVI) has been carried out for this region with projection WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_44N using Landsat 5, 7 & 8 data for the years 1991, 2001, 2011 & 2021 respectively. The best fit curve with a logarithmic trendline shows a positive correlation between UHI intensity and DI and UTFVI, which has been evaluated. The significant level (p) for DI and UTFVI was also evaluated, and the p value of <.005 was found to be satisfactory. This indicates that the severity of UHI intensity has a significant impact on human discomfort and ecological evolution. The study also offers insightful information about the policy-making processes involved in urban planning, such as how to create green and blue spaces and other human made infrastructures during urban spatial planning for UHI intensity mitigation.