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Atpara (Netrokona)

Local Gov

A small haor-edge upazila of Netrokona where low-lying wetlands and single-season boro paddy shape rural life.

Wealth rank 217/452 (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. poverty A mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.087 places Atpara around the middle (fifth decile) of upazilas, reflecting a modest rural household asset base. So what: Limited household reserves slow recovery from flood-year losses. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. climate disaster Pre-monsoon flash floods across the haor basin threaten Atpara's boro paddy in the weeks before harvest. So what: Late inundation can destroy the standing crop before it is cut. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. infrastructure Haor geography seasonally cuts off villages, with limited all-weather road connectivity during the wet months. So what: Isolation raises transport costs and delays emergency response and market access. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions