GovTwin / Institution

Nakla (Sherpur)

Local Gov

A plain-agriculture upazila in the south of Sherpur away from the Garo Hills, resting on rice cultivation.

Wealth rank 289/452 (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 Hill-fed rivers descending from the Garo Hills cause flash flooding in the plains below during heavy rainfall. So what: Flash floods can damage standing crops in the plains. Source: Department of Disaster Management
water No permanent surface water leaves dry-season cultivation reliant on groundwater and hill streams. So what: Groundwater reliance raises pumping costs and dry-season water risk. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

Build small-scale water retention and flood-buffering structures on hill-fed rivers for dry-season irrigation Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Improve rural roads and market linkages and support agro-processing livelihoods Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal