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Gazaria (Munshiganj)

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An eastern Munshiganj upazila on the Meghna along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, an industrializing riverside sub-district exposed to erosion and pollution.

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

1. climate disaster Fronting the Meghna near the confluence, Gazaria faces seasonal flooding and chronic riverbank erosion that consume farmland and homesteads. So what: Erosion threatens riverside land and settlements. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
2. air quality On the Dhaka-Chattogram highway with riverside industry and heavy traffic, the upazila sits in a corridor of elevated NO2 and industrial pollution. So what: Air and water pollution raise health and environmental risks. Source: Department of Environment
3. urbanization Highway-linked industrial and built-up expansion is converting floodplain land along the corridor. So what: Unplanned growth encroaches on flood-prone land. Source: Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) / LGED

Probable solutions

• Invest in riverbank protection and erosion monitoring along the Meghna. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
• Tighten emission and effluent controls on riverside industry and highway traffic. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal