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Badarganj (Rangpur)

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A western rural upazila of Rangpur on the northwest plain, with an agrarian economy built on paddy, potato and maize farming.

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 Deep rural poverty, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.225 placing Badarganj in the second-poorest decile of upazilas nationally. So what: Thin household assets leave farm families exposed during the lean season. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
2. agriculture Scant permanent surface water leaves dry-season irrigation for paddy, potato and maize dependent on groundwater. So what: Heavy groundwater reliance raises costs and risks lowering the water table. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
3. climate disaster Monsoon flooding and riverbank erosion along the district's tributaries reach the upazila's low-lying farmland. So what: Erosion and flooding strip away cropland and farm assets. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

• Expand surface-water harvesting, re-excavate canals and promote alternate wetting and drying and low-lift surface irrigation to reduce groundwater dependence Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority / Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal
• Provide seasonal employment and cash support timed to the lean season under monga-mitigation programming Responsible: Department of Disaster Management / Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief · monga-mitigation programming