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Munshiganj Sadar (Munshiganj)

Local Gov

The district seat of Munshiganj on the Dhaleshwari near the river confluence, the administrative and commercial hub of a potato-and-erosion-defined district.

Wealth rank 382/452 (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

  1. climate disaster Near the Padma-Meghna-Dhaleshwari confluence, the sadar faces severe seasonal flooding and chronic riverbank erosion that consume farmland and homesteads. So what: Erosion and flooding threaten the town's land and outskirts. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. air quality On the Dhaka fringe with river-port and industrial traffic, the sadar sits in a corridor of elevated tropospheric NO2 pollution. So what: Poor air quality raises respiratory health risks for residents. Source: Department of Environment
  3. urbanization Dhaka-driven built-up expansion across new bridge and highway links is converting surrounding floodplain into settlement. So what: Unplanned growth encroaches on flood-prone land. Source: Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) / LGED

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