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Dinajpur Sadar (Dinajpur)

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The district seat and main urban center of Dinajpur, the administrative and commercial hub of the rice-granary district.

Wealth rank 204/452 (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

urbanization As the district's built-up core, the sadar town is the focus of expanding settlement spreading onto surrounding prime granary farmland. So what: Unplanned growth converts productive cropland and strains urban services. Source: Local Government Engineering Department
air quality Vehicle traffic, brick kilns and the district's coal-power and mining activity load the sadar air with aerosol and gaseous pollution. So what: Poor air quality raises respiratory-health burdens for the urban population. Source: Department of Environment
poverty Even at the district seat, mean Relative Wealth Index is -0.102 (national rank 204 of 452, fifth decile), only near the national midpoint. So what: The urban core remains modest-income with significant deprivation pockets. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Adopt flood- and farmland-aware municipal land-use planning to steer built-up growth away from prime granary land. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department · Local Government Engineering Department
Tighten emission controls and convert nearby brick kilns to cleaner technology to cut urban air pollution. Responsible: Department of Environment · Department of Environment