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Madaripur Sadar (Madaripur)

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The district seat of Madaripur on the Arial Khan floodplain, the administrative and commercial hub urbanizing along the Padma corridor.

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. urbanization As the district seat, the sadar concentrates Padma-corridor construction growth, much of it onto low floodplain land outpacing planning capacity. So what: Unplanned built-up growth on flood-prone land raises waterlogging and zoning risk. Source: Local Government Engineering Department
2. water Active bank erosion and channel shifting on the Arial Khan and Padma branches threaten settlement and infrastructure near the town. So what: Erosion can swallow land, homes, and public assets. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
3. climate disaster On the low Padma-Arial Khan floodplain, the sadar faces recurrent monsoon flooding and waterlogging. So what: Repeated flooding disrupts the town economy and services. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

• Apply Arial Khan and Padma-branch erosion protection and flood-management works on the highest-loss reaches. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
• Apply floodplain land-use planning along the Padma corridor to keep built-up growth off high-risk land. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal