The Padma is one of the three big rivers (Jamuna, Ganges and Padma) whose bank erosion has made about 1.6 million people homeless since 1973 (CEGIS, cited by Akther et al., 2021).
- Name
- Padma · পদ্মা
- Status
- Erosion
- Shared with
- India (Joint Rivers Commission)
- On the map
- Drawn on the map
- Map names
- Padma
What the record says (3)
In Munshiganj, Madaripur and Shariatpur the Padma ate 23,661 ha of arable land in 35 years (1988-2023).
Source: Begum et al., 2023
Since 1973, about 1.6 million people have lost their homes to erosion by the Jamuna, Ganges and Padma (CEGIS, 2015).
Source: Akther et al., 2021
CEGIS and BWDB forecast that erosion by the Jamuna, Padma and Ganges would leave about 21,750 people landless and homeless in 2009 alone, eating 2,178 ha in 17 districts.
Source: The Daily Star, 2009