Rangpur is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Northern part of Bangladesh. It has become a metropolitan city in 2018 with a population of almost 16000000. Water logging is one of the major problems in the Rangpur City. In recent years most of the city has been inundated due to heavy rainfall in a short period of time during monsoon season. This year a 433 mm rainfall for 12 hours made the whole city water logged almost for 2 days. The major causes working behind this situation are weak and unplanned drainage system and topographical condition. Geographically the elevation of the main Rangpur City is lower compared to the surrounding areas which results in water logging. The drainage system was also unplanned and defective from the beginning of the formation of Rangpur city. Inadequate and poor drainage system, low maintenance and lack of dredging are making the condition worse. Unplanned building construction and increased population in locality has accelerated and prolonged the water inundation. Due to the up growing inhabitance, number of open lands and ponds are decreasing and moreover the poor drainage system is preventing the rainwater from draining away. The inactiveness and endangered condition of the Shama Sundori canal flowing throughout the city enhanced the acuteness of water logging. The sufferings in daily life have no bound among the residents due to water logging in the rainy season. The water bound people have no pure drinking water and food and have lost their valuable assets, furniture, houses, cattle and crops. This also causes physical damages to the roads and buildings as well as environmental damages. The study focuses on the recent scenarios of water logging and tries to find out and analyze the causes of water logging. The report also proposes a more effective solution to reduce the on growing threat of water logging problem for Rangpur city.
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