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Sitakunda (Chattogram)

Local Gov

A coastal-industrial upazila north of Chattogram city, lined by ship-breaking yards and heavy industry along the Bay of Bengal shore with a forested hill ridge inland.

Wealth rank 404/452 (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

  1. environment The shipbreaking and industrial belt along Sitakunda's shore generates effluent, oil, and hazardous waste, while hill-cutting on the inland ridge adds to the district's tree-cover loss. So what: Coastal contamination and slope degradation harm habitat and worker safety. Source: Department of Environment
  2. climate disaster An exposed open coast with thin mangrove buffer leaves Sitakunda's industrial frontage vulnerable to Bay of Bengal cyclone surge. So what: Surge threatens shipbreaking yards, industry, and coastal settlements. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. poverty Sitakunda's mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.21 (national rank 404/452) is comparatively high but still reflects standing within a nationally poor distribution. So what: Industrial wealth coexists with hazardous, low-protection labour conditions. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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