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Satkhira Sadar (Satkhira)

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The district seat of Satkhira, the administrative and commercial hub of this southwesternmost coastal border district.

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 Satkhira Sadar sits amid saline tidal rivers and shrimp ghers, leaving the town and its hinterland short of salinity-free water for drinking and agriculture. So what: Brackish water raises the cost and health burden of everyday supply. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)
2. climate disaster As a low-lying coastal-delta sadar, Satkhira Sadar faces recurrent cyclone, storm-surge, and waterlogging hazard that disrupts the district hub. So what: Flooding of the seat paralyses services the whole district relies on. Source: Department of Disaster Management
3. urbanization Built-up expansion around the sadar is concentrating settlement on low-lying, surge-prone land without adequate drainage. So what: New housing on flood-prone ground locks in future disaster exposure. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

• Managed aquifer recharge, rainwater harvesting, and pond-sand filters to provide salinity-free drinking water Responsible: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) · policy proposal
• Rehabilitate coastal polders, raise and maintain embankments, and steer new settlement to safer ground and the cyclone-shelter network Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal