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Savar (Dhaka)

Local Gov

A major industrial upazila on the capital's northwestern edge, dense with garment factories, EPZ industry, and rapid built-up growth.

Wealth rank 449/452 (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 Heavy industry, garment factories, and traffic concentrate emissions characteristic of the capital region. So what: Industrial-belt residents face severe air pollution. Source: Department of Environment
environment Industrial and tannery-zone effluent burdens local rivers and wetlands around the manufacturing belt. So what: Water pollution degrades the floodplain and downstream water bodies. Source: Department of Environment
poverty A very high local Relative Wealth Index of 0.673 reflects dense industrial employment. So what: High measured wealth coexists with crowding and labour-and-environment strain. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Tighten vehicle and industrial emission inspection and enforce effluent treatment in the industrial belt. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal
Protect and restore floodplain and water bodies under enforced detailed area planning, halting fill of remaining water. Responsible: RAJUK (Capital Development Authority) · policy proposal