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Siddirgonj (Narayanganj)

Local Gov

A dense industrial and power-generation upazila on the Shitalakshya, packed with textile, dyeing and knitwear units.

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. air quality Densely packed knit-dyeing factories, power generation, kilns and traffic concentrate emissions in a district carrying the nation's highest NO2 burden. So what: Workers and residents face among the worst local air pollution in the country. Source: Department of Environment (DoE)
  2. environment Industrial dyeing effluent discharged into the Shitalakshya has degraded the river that supports drinking, irrigation and fisheries. So what: Polluted surface water threatens water supply and public health in a crowded area. Source: Department of Environment (DoE)
  3. urbanization Dense and expanding built-up surface as the area fuses into greater Dhaka often outpaces drainage, sewerage and zoning controls. So what: Crowded industrial settlement overloads drainage and intensifies the urban heat island. Source: Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) / LGED

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