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Chatkhil (Noakhali)

Local Gov

A small interior, remittance-linked agrarian upazila in the western part of Noakhali district.

Wealth rank 405/452 (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 Monsoon rainfall concentrated in a short season combines with poor estuarine drainage to cause prolonged waterlogging on farmland. So what: Standing water damages crops and limits cropping intensity. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. water Shallow groundwater and surface water are exposed to saline intrusion typical of the estuarine belt. So what: Freshwater for drinking and irrigation becomes harder to secure. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)
  3. poverty A local Relative Wealth Index of 0.214 is comparatively high, but the district overall sits only near the middle of the national distribution. So what: Relative comfort here masks the district's broader mid-rank deprivation. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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