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Raipura, Narsingdi (Narsingdi)

Local Gov

The largest upazila of Narsingdi, spread along the Meghna river with extensive char land, handloom weaving, and intensive agriculture.

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. climate disaster Extensive Meghna char and floodplain land in the upazila is exposed to seasonal river flooding and riverbank erosion. So what: Flooding and erosion threaten char farmland and homesteads. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
2. environment Dyeing and washing effluent from the district's textile cluster degrades the Meghna surface water that the upazila's farms and char communities depend on. So what: Polluted river water harms irrigation and downstream livelihoods. Source: Department of Environment

Probable solutions

• Strengthen riverbank protection and embankment management along the Meghna to reduce erosion and flood damage to char land. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
• Enforce mandatory functioning ETPs and real-time effluent monitoring at dyeing units discharging into the Meghna system. Responsible: Department of Environment · effluent monitoring enforcement program