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Chunarughat (Habiganj)

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A poor southern Habiganj upazila of forested hills and tea estates, home to reserve-forest blocks and estate-labour communities.

Wealth rank 59/452 (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

poverty Chunarughat has a Relative Wealth Index mean of -0.27 (national rank 59/452), placing it in the poorest 2nd decile, reflecting deprivation in its tea-estate and hill population. So what: Low wealth among estate workers limits access to services and assets. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
environment Concentrated in the southern hill and reserve forests, forest loss erodes the upazila's wooded blocks despite a district-wide greening trend. So what: Loss of hill and reserve forest weakens watershed protection and habitat. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department
social Tea-estate labour communities face entrenched dependence on estate employment with limited alternative livelihoods. So what: Narrow opportunity keeps estate households in persistent low income. Source: Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority / Petrobangla

Probable solutions

Halt encroachment on reserve and hill forests through participatory forest co-management and restoration of degraded blocks with native species. Responsible: Bangladesh Forest Department · policy proposal
Tie corridor industry and revenue to local benefit-sharing and skills programs so nearby tea-estate residents are hired and trained. Responsible: Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority / Petrobangla · policy proposal