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Bagmara (Rajshahi)

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A large inland agricultural upazila in northeast Rajshahi on the Barind tract, dependent on paddy, pulses, and groundwater-fed irrigation across a relatively dry plain.

Wealth rank 214/452 (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. water On the dry Barind high-ground with low regional rainfall, Bagmara faces recurrent agricultural drought and heavy reliance on declining groundwater for irrigation. So what: Groundwater stress raises pumping costs and threatens dry-season cropping. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
  2. climate disaster Chronic dryness combined with rising heat intensifies heat-and-drought stress on the Barind cropping system. So what: Heat and water shortfalls cut paddy and pulse yields. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension
  3. poverty An upazila mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.09 places households below the national average across this rural plain. So what: Low incomes limit farmers' ability to absorb drought shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions