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Khagrachhari (Khagrachhari)

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The district seat of Khagrachhari in the Chengi valley, the administrative and commercial centre and gateway town of the northern Chittagong Hill Tracts.

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 As a valley-floor town ringed by cleared hill slopes, the sadar is exposed to monsoon flash floods and landslides from surrounding hills. So what: The district's main settlement and services are at recurrent flood and slope-failure risk. Source: Department of Disaster Management
2. environment Settlement expansion and jhum on the encircling hills continue to strip tree cover, destabilizing soils above the town. So what: Bare slopes raise landslide and runoff hazards for the urban centre. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department
3. water With no permanent surface water in the district, the town depends on seasonal streams and springs that thin out in the dry season. So what: Dry-season urban water supply is unreliable. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering

Probable solutions

• Flash-flood and landslide early-warning plus hazard mapping and pre-monsoon evacuation drills for the valley town and hillside fringes. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal
• Reforest and agroforest cleared slopes around the town to stabilize soils and moderate runoff. Responsible: Bangladesh Forest Department · policy proposal