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Muktagachha (Mymensingh)

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A historic agrarian upazila west of Mymensingh city, known for its zamindar palace and traditional monda sweets, resting on rice and fisheries.

Wealth rank 100/452 (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 Household wealth is below average, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.193 (national rank 100 of 452, third-poorest decile). So what: Low wealth constrains farm investment and household resilience to shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
water Negligible permanent surface water leaves dry-season irrigation dependent on groundwater and seasonal rivers. So what: Groundwater reliance raises irrigation costs and dry-season water risk. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
climate disaster Farmland on the flood-prone Old Brahmaputra floodplain faces monsoon flooding during the high-rainfall season. So what: Recurrent flooding threatens the rice and fisheries the local economy depends on. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

Expand surface-water irrigation and rural enterprise support through agricultural extension to raise smallholder incomes Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal
Strengthen floodplain embankments and promote flood-tolerant rice varieties Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal