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Bheramara (Kushtia)

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A Padma-side upazila in northwestern Kushtia, home to the Bheramara power complex and the India-Bangladesh electricity interconnection, with sugarcane and rice farming.

Wealth rank 408/452 (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 lower Ganges-Gorai system with little permanent surface water, the upazila is exposed to upstream withdrawals and reduced lean-season flow that strain dry-season irrigation. So what: Lean-season scarcity threatens its riverine farming. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. air quality Brick kilns, tobacco curing and dry-season dust raise local aerosol and emission loading despite the upazila's relative prosperity. So what: Seasonal kiln smoke and dust degrade air quality. Source: Department of Environment
  3. poverty The upazila has a relatively high mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.229 (national rank 408 of 452, top decile), making it the best-off sub-district in this group, well above the district average. So what: Power and river-port assets coincide with comparatively high local wealth. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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