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Sahajanpur (Bogura)

Local Gov

A central Bogura upazila next to the district seat, an agricultural area drawn into the commercial and industrial activity around Bogra town.

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 Adjacency to the district seat is driving built-up expansion onto farmland ahead of drainage and waste-service provision. So what: Spreading development erodes agricultural land and strains drainage. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
2. air quality Light-engineering cluster emissions, brick kilns and highway-corridor traffic near the district seat add to combustion pollution here. So what: Residents and workers face higher respiratory exposure. Source: Department of Environment
3. agriculture Potato and vegetable farmers depend on the district cold-chain, exposing them to post-harvest loss and price collapse. So what: Perishable produce spoils or sells low, capping farm earnings. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)

Probable solutions

• Land-use zoning to protect farmland along the trade corridor and sequence drainage and waste investment. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal
• Light-engineering cluster emission controls and cleaner brick-kiln technology near the urban fringe. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal