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Gaibandha sadar (Gaibandha)

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The district seat of Gaibandha on the Ghaghot floodplain, its administrative and market centre amid surrounding char and floodplain country.

Wealth rank 287/452 (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

climate disaster Set on the Ghaghot floodplain in a district of braided rivers, Gaibandha Sadar faces annual monsoon flooding that inundates the town and its surroundings. So what: Flooding disrupts the district's services and trade. Source: Department of Disaster Management
urbanization As the district hub, the sadar concentrates settlement and services in flood-prone land without commensurate drainage and planning. So what: Unplanned growth worsens waterlogging in the town centre. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

Flood-sensitive municipal land-use planning and drainage upgrades to keep growth off the most flood-prone floodplain Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal
Targeted riverbank protection along the Ghaghot to shield the district town and adjacent farmland Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal