Table 6 Exploring riverbank erosion: migration patterns, settlement dynamics, and migration rates
From: Socioeconomic impacts and migration dynamics of riverbank erosion
River/Char or locations | Distance moved | Temporary settlements | Permanent resettlement | Rate of migration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Meghna/Alexander, Algi, Badam, Ramiz | Nearby | Yes | No indication | 2–5 times | |
Meghna /Lakshmipur | >15 km | Yes | No indication | Once (71%) Fourth (>6%) | |
Padma/Chapai Nawabganj, Bhola | Alleviated place nearby | N 0 = o | Most of the respondents | >1 | |
25 Different villages from the basin of the Padma and Jamuna | Alleviated place nearby/ relatives | No indication | No indication | >3 | |
Ramgati, Meghna River basin | 12.65 square miles | No indication | Yes | >1 | |
Bhola District, Meghna River Estuary | Nearby embankment comes the road | Yes | Yes (42%) | 3–4 times | |
Serajganj and Shariakandi | Nearby | Yes | No indication | Once (5%) Twice (8%) 3–4 times(40%) 5–10 times (36%) | |
Chauhali and Nagarpur Upazila of the Jamuna and Dhaleshwari River | No indication | Yes | Most of the respondents | >1 (one third) >3 times (57%) | |
Chattogram Hill Tracts | Far from the displaced location | No indication | Most of the respondents | Every year | |
Gaibandha and parts of Jamalpur district in the Jammuna River Basin | Within 5 km of the erosional area | Yes | Poor (76%) Moderately poor (70%) | 13 times between 1978 and 2018 | |
Estuary of Meghna River | Nearby | Yes | No | 2–5 times | |
Four different districts in the basin of the Padma and Jamuna rivers | 3.3 km | Yes | Yes | 4.63 times | |
Charbhadrasan Upazilla in the basin of the Padma River | Far from the displaced location | Yes | Yes | >3 (60.2%) 3–4 (12.8%) 5–6 (12.2%) 7–8 (14.8%) |
