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Mymensingh Sadar (Mymensingh)

Local Gov

The district seat and divisional capital, home to Bangladesh Agricultural University and the city corporation, with the cluster's largest urban footprint.

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. urbanization As the divisional capital, the sadar carries the cluster's largest and fastest-expanding built-up footprint, with growth often outpacing drainage and master-plan controls. So what: Unplanned expansion raises waterlogging risk and strains urban services. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
2. air quality Vehicle traffic and brick kilns around the divisional capital degrade urban air quality. So what: Poor air quality raises respiratory-health burdens for the urban population. Source: Department of Environment
3. climate disaster The city sits on the flood-prone Old Brahmaputra floodplain with negligible permanent surface water, exposing low areas to monsoon flooding and waterlogging. So what: Flooding and drainage failure disrupt the densely settled urban core. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

• Prepare and enforce a master plan and drainage scheme for the expanding city corporation area to channel growth and prevent waterlogging Responsible: Mymensingh City Corporation and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal
• Phase out fixed-chimney brick kilns to cleaner technology and enforce vehicle emission checks Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal