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Gopalganj Sadar (Gopalganj)

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The administrative seat of low-lying Gopalganj district in the beel and wetland country of the lower Ganges floodplain.

Wealth rank 344/452 (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

climate disaster Set in flat beel and wetland terrain, the district seat experiences the prolonged seasonal waterlogging and inundation documented for Gopalganj. So what: Extended waterlogging disrupts the town's services, roads and dry-season cropping. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
urbanization As the district hub, the sadar concentrates the steep recent built-up expansion noted for Gopalganj, with growth encroaching on natural floodways. So what: Encroachment on floodways worsens drainage and lengthens waterlogging. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

Beel and drainage rehabilitation with managed water retention to shorten waterlogging and sustain dry-season irrigation water Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Drainage-sensitive land-use planning that protects natural floodways from built-up encroachment Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal