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Balaganj (Sylhet)

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A low-lying agrarian upazila on the Kushiyara floodplain southwest of Sylhet city, prone to seasonal inundation.

Wealth rank 335/452 (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. climate disaster Its Kushiyara-side lowlands lie in the flash-flood path of Meghalaya hill runoff, putting the upazila among the recurrently flooded parts of the district. So what: Cropland and homesteads are submerged in major monsoon events. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
  2. water Deep monsoon flooding gives way to a dry-down that leaves little reliable surface water in the dry season, as across the district's haor system. So what: Dry-season irrigation and supply are squeezed. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering / Bangladesh Water Development Board

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