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Haziganj (Chandpur)

Local Gov

An inland market and remittance-heavy upazila in central Chandpur on the Dakatia river.

Wealth rank 400/452 (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 Low-lying Dakatia floodplain land exposes Haziganj to seasonal flooding and waterlogging. So what: Inundation interrupts cropping and damages market-town infrastructure. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
  2. poverty Incomes rely heavily on remittances and fragile fishing despite a relatively high local wealth standing (RWI 0.194, national rank 400/452, poverty decile 9 of 10). So what: Remittance dependence exposes households to overseas labour shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  3. air quality As a busy inland market town in a district with unusually high NO2, transport and combustion emissions concentrate around its centre. So what: Local air quality is degraded relative to its rural surroundings. Source: Department of Environment (DoE)

Probable solutions