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Kaliakior (Gazipur)

Local Gov

An industrializing upazila in western Gazipur on the Dhaka-Tangail corridor, host to economic-zone development and factories expanding onto former forest and farmland.

Wealth rank 434/452 (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

environment Industrial-estate and factory growth in Kaliakior is converting remaining Bhawal sal forest and farmland. So what: Greenfield conversion permanently erodes forest cover and farmland. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department
air quality Dense factories and Dhaka-Tangail corridor traffic load local air with industrial and vehicle emissions. So what: Workers and residents face elevated air-pollution exposure. Source: Department of Environment

Probable solutions

Channel industrial growth into planned, serviced economic zones rather than greenfield forest and farmland conversion. Responsible: Bangladesh Forest Department · policy proposal
Tighten industrial emission monitoring and corridor traffic management to cut NO2. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal