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Sirajganj Sadar (Sirajganj)

Local Gov

The district seat and Jamuna river-port town of Sirajganj, anchoring the Bangabandhu Bridge corridor and the handloom-powerloom belt.

Wealth rank 387/452 (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 As a Jamuna-side town, the sadar is exposed to recurrent monsoon flooding and riverbank erosion that threaten the waterfront and town fringe. So what: Erosion and floods endanger the district's main port, market, and administrative core. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. urbanization Built-up growth concentrated along the bridge-and-town corridor proceeds with little serviced land-use planning. So what: Unplanned corridor sprawl outpaces drainage and water-supply provision. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
  3. air quality Bridge-corridor traffic and powerloom-cluster fuel use concentrate around the town, raising local emissions. So what: Residents face worsening air quality at the district's busiest node. Source: Department of Environment

Probable solutions