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Kanaighat (Sylhet)

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A northeastern border upazila on the Surma near the Meghalaya frontier, with floodplain farming and a cross-border trade fringe.

Wealth rank 224/452 (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

climate disaster Lying near the hills along the Surma, the upazila is hit by flash flooding from Meghalaya runoff that sweeps its lowlands in the monsoon. So what: Farmland and homesteads face recurrent, sudden inundation. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
governance Sitting on the India-Bangladesh border, it contends with cross-border smuggling and informal trade that strain local administration. So what: Border insecurity and revenue leakage persist. Source: Bangladesh Land Port Authority / Border Guard Bangladesh

Probable solutions

Install rainfall and upstream-gauge flash-flood triggers feeding union-level alerts ahead of Meghalaya runoff, with community shelters Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre · policy proposal
Strengthen formal land-port infrastructure and border monitoring to channel cross-border trade through regulated routes Responsible: Bangladesh Land Port Authority · policy proposal