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Jhenaidah Sadar (Jhenaidah)

Local Gov

The district seat on the dry Ganges-floodplain belt, the administrative and commercial hub of Jhenaidah with the district's largest built-up footprint.

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. water With almost no permanent surface water, the sadar depends heavily on groundwater for dry-season irrigation and drinking supply. So what: Aquifer dependence strains dry-season water security. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering
2. urbanization Built-up expansion around Jhenaidah town spreads onto fertile cropland and strains roads and drainage. So what: Settlement sprawl erodes farmland and town services. Source: Local Government Engineering Department
3. air quality Brick kilns, traffic and dry-season crop-residue smoke over the southwest plain drive particulate haze around the town. So what: Seasonal haze degrades urban air quality. Source: Department of Environment

Probable solutions

• Expand dry-season surface-water harvesting through re-excavation of khals and ponds plus monitored conjunctive use to reduce aquifer pressure. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board and Department of Public Health Engineering · policy proposal
• Adopt and enforce land-use zoning that protects classified agricultural land from conversion to settlement. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department and Department of Land Records and Survey · policy proposal