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Saidpur (Nilphamari)

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An industrial railway town in southern Nilphamari, the district's main urban and manufacturing centre with a regional airport and rail workshops.

Wealth rank 393/452 (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

air quality As the district's industrial town, Saidpur is exposed to severe aerosol pollution from brick kilns and urban-industrial activity. So what: Persistent haze raises respiratory health risks for the dense town population. Source: Department of Environment
urbanization Rapid built-up growth in and around the town is encroaching onto adjacent floodplain farmland. So what: Unplanned expansion converts cropland and strains urban services. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

Convert brick kilns to cleaner firing technology and control agricultural-residue burning to cut the area's high aerosol loading Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal
Deepen industrial linkages around the Uttara EPZ with skills training and SME supplier development to expand wage employment Responsible: Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) / Department of Youth Development · policy proposal