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Bishwanath (Sylhet)

Local Gov

A rural upazila west of Sylhet city on the Surma floodplain, agrarian and remittance-linked, with a wealth standing in the national middle.

Wealth rank 251/452 (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 Low-lying floodplain settlements are exposed to the recurrent monsoon flash floods that follow Meghalaya hill runoff across the Sylhet basin. So what: Boro and homestead land are repeatedly submerged during the rains. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
  2. water Like the wider district, abundant monsoon rainfall gives way to a seasonally drying landscape with little reliable year-round surface water for the dry months. So what: Dry-season irrigation and household supply become constrained. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering / Bangladesh Water Development Board

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