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Sreenagar (Munshiganj)

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A floodplain upazila on Munshiganj's western edge along the Dhaka-Mawa corridor, blending potato farming with Dhaka-driven roadside development.

Wealth rank 399/452 (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

climate disaster On low confluence floodplain, Sreenagar faces severe seasonal flooding and riverbank erosion that consume farmland and homesteads. So what: Flood and erosion losses undermine livelihoods and land. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
urbanization Sitting on the Dhaka-Mawa highway corridor, the upazila sees built-up expansion spilling south from Dhaka that converts floodplain into settlement. So what: Unplanned conversion shrinks productive and flood-buffering land. Source: Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) / LGED
agriculture Heavy reliance on potato leaves cropland and incomes exposed to flooding, erosion and limited cold storage. So what: Single-crop dependence raises post-harvest and price risk. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension

Probable solutions

Enforce floodplain-protective zoning and integrated land-use planning along the highway corridor. Responsible: Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) / LGED · policy proposal
Expand cold storage and diversify cropping beyond potato. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal