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Gazipur Sadar-Joydebpur (Gazipur)

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The industrial district seat of Gazipur just north of Dhaka, a dense garment-and-manufacturing core built largely on former Bhawal sal forest and farmland.

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. air quality As the manufacturing core of the district, Gazipur Sadar concentrates dense garment factories, industry, and corridor traffic that drive heavy nitrogen-dioxide pollution. So what: Industrial-zone residents and workers face elevated respiratory exposure. Source: Department of Environment
  2. environment Factory and housing expansion has converted large tracts of the Bhawal sal forest within and around the upazila. So what: Loss of remaining forest erodes biodiversity and local cooling and water-recharge capacity. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department
  3. water Heavy industrial water use draws down groundwater while the upazila has almost no permanent surface water to recharge from. So what: Aquifer depletion threatens long-run industrial and domestic supply. Source: Department of Environment

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