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Mohammadpur (Magura)

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An inland upazila on the Madhumati and Gorai floodplain in southwest Magura, living almost entirely on paddy, jute, and pulse cultivation.

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 An upazila mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.127 places Mohammadpur among the deprived rural economies of a very poor district. So what: Low incomes drive distress migration and thin local demand. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
2. water With very little permanent surface water, the upazila depends heavily on groundwater for dry-season irrigation. So what: Groundwater reliance strains the dry-season water balance and raises pumping costs. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
3. climate disaster Rising heat with low rainfall intensifies heat-and-drought stress on the floodplain cropping system. So what: Heat and water shortfalls cut paddy, jute, and pulse yields. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension

Probable solutions

• Re-excavate khals and ponds for dry-season surface storage and promote water-efficient irrigation to ease groundwater pressure. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board and Department of Agricultural Extension · real program
• Distribute heat- and drought-tolerant rice and pulse varieties with agro-met advisories to protect yields under rising heat. Responsible: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute and Department of Agricultural Extension · real program