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Rowmari (Kurigram)

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A southeastern border upazila of Kurigram lying east of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna against the Indian frontier, a remote agrarian enclave.

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. infrastructure Cut off from the rest of Kurigram by the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and bordering India, the upazila shares the district's weak all-weather road and ferry connectivity that isolates communities during the long monsoon. So what: River and border isolation limits market access, services and emergency response. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)
2. climate disaster On the Brahmaputra-Jamuna floodplain, the enclave is exposed to the severe monsoon flooding documented across Kurigram. So what: Flooding damages crops and assets while connectivity for relief is limited. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

• All-weather connectivity through raised submersible roads, jetties and ferry services linking the river-isolated enclave to upazila centres Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal
• Seasonal employment and food-security programming timed to the lean monga period, paired with flood-resilient asset support Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal