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Niamatpur (Naogaon)

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A dry, upland Barind upazila in western Naogaon where high terraces and thin surface water make agriculture water-stressed.

Wealth rank 71/452 (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

water Among the most elevated and water-scarce parts of the Barind tract, the upazila has very little surface water and depends on groundwater for dry-season irrigation. So what: Deep, sustained pumping threatens aquifer levels and dry-season water security. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA)
poverty Household wealth is among the lowest in the district, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.238 (decile 2 of 10). So what: Deep rural poverty leaves households highly vulnerable to drought and crop loss. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Prioritise buried-pipe irrigation, surface-water re-excavation, and groundwater monitoring in this high-stress Barind upazila. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) · Barind dry-season water management program
Scale rural non-farm livelihood and social-protection support targeting the poorest unions to diversify income. Responsible: Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) · PKSF rural livelihood program