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Badalgachhi (Naogaon)

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A rural paddy-farming upazila of central Naogaon on the Barind margin near the Atrai river.

Wealth rank 163/452 (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

water With little permanent surface water, dry-season boro irrigation relies on groundwater abstraction on the Barind margin. So what: Sustained pumping risks lowering water tables for irrigation and drinking. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA)
poverty Household wealth runs below the national midpoint, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.13 (decile 4 of 10). So what: Many households remain poor and exposed to single-crop income risk. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Expand buried-pipe irrigation, re-excavate ponds and canals, and monitor groundwater for dry-season cultivation. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) · Barind dry-season water management program
Scale rural non-farm livelihood and social-protection support to diversify income beyond paddy. Responsible: Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) · PKSF rural livelihood program