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Faridpur Sadar (Faridpur)

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The administrative seat of Faridpur district on the lower Ganges (Padma) floodplain, the urbanizing hub of a jute-, pulse- and onion-growing agrarian region.

Wealth rank 330/452 (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 seat, the sadar concentrates the unplanned peri-urban built-up expansion documented for Faridpur, with new construction spilling onto low-lying floodplain land without enforced drainage or zoning standards. So what: Sprawl onto active floodplain raises future flood exposure and undermines natural drainage. Source: LGED
climate disaster Sitting on the Padma floodplain, the upazila is exposed to monsoon river flooding and seasonal inundation that strain roads, drainage and urban services in the district centre. So what: Recurrent flooding disrupts the town's services and damages property each monsoon. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

Enforced land-use zoning and drainage standards for peri-urban growth to keep new construction off active floodplain and erosion zones Responsible: LGED · policy proposal
River-bank protection and revetment paired with predictive erosion mapping along the Padma channel near the district seat Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal