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Bhaluka (Mymensingh)

Local Gov

A fast-industrialising upazila on the Dhaka-Mymensingh corridor, hosting a dense concentration of garment, textile and processing factories on former farmland.

Wealth rank 350/452 (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

urbanization Rapid factory and settlement expansion along the Dhaka highway has converted agrarian land into built-up area without commensurate drainage planning. So what: Unplanned conversion raises local waterlogging risk and strains rural roads and services. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
environment Industrial clustering of garment and textile units raises the risk of untreated effluent discharge into local canals and the Khiru/Sutia river systems. So what: Surface-water pollution threatens downstream fisheries and irrigation. Source: Department of Environment
water With limited permanent surface water, dry-season irrigation depends on groundwater that competes with growing industrial abstraction. So what: Falling water tables can leave smallholder boro cultivation short of supply. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

Enforce common effluent treatment and discharge monitoring for the industrial cluster Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal
Prepare drainage and land-use guidance to steer factory expansion away from flood-prone farmland Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal