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Dighinala (Khagrachhari)

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A remote northern hill upazila of Khagrachhari in the Chengi valley, with jhum and valley paddy, fruit horticulture and mixed Chakma, Marma, Tripura and Bengali communities.

Wealth rank 17/452 (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. poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.397 (national rank 17 of 452, decile 1) makes Dighinala one of the poorest upazilas in the country, reflecting low-productivity jhum and valley farming and weak connectivity. So what: Households have little non-farm income and limited market access. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. climate disaster Heavy monsoon rainfall on deforested hill slopes drives flash floods and landslides during the wet season. So what: Valley and hillside settlements face sudden inundation and slope failure. Source: Department of Disaster Management
  3. water With no permanent surface water, hill and valley households depend on seasonal streams and springs that fail in the dry months. So what: Dry-season drinking water and irrigation become scarce. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering

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