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Langadu (Rangamati)

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A remote northern reservoir-side hill upazila of scattered paras, reachable largely by boat, with a fraught CHT conflict legacy.

Wealth rank 8/452 (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 The upazila has a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.476, ranking 8th of 452 nationally (poorest decile), among the most deprived sub-districts in the country. So what: Households face extreme poverty with negligible cash income or assets. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
economy Dependence on lake transport and the absence of all-weather roads leave the interior off-grid and outside the cash economy, with livelihoods confined to jhum, fisheries and forest produce. So what: Remoteness keeps incomes locked at subsistence and markets out of reach. Source: Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board
water Dispersed reservoir-fringe and upland households rely on the lake, springs and untreated streams rather than piped supply. So what: Communities draw drinking water from unsafe, untreated sources. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering

Probable solutions

Channel hill-specific livelihood and connectivity investment, off-grid solar, all-weather feeder roads and value chains for fruit and fisheries, into the unlit interior paras. Responsible: Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board / Ministry of CHT Affairs · policy proposal
Gravity-fed piped schemes and spring-source protection for remote hill paras to replace dependence on the reservoir and untreated surface sources. Responsible: Department of Public Health Engineering · policy proposal