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Shahrasti (Chandpur)

Local Gov

An inland, remittance-dependent rural upazila in eastern Chandpur on the Dakatia floodplain.

Wealth rank 367/452 (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

  1. water Low-lying Dakatia floodplain land leaves Shahrasti exposed to seasonal flooding and waterlogging. So what: Inundation disrupts cropping and damages rural roads. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)
  2. poverty Incomes depend heavily on remittances and farming despite a moderate wealth standing (RWI 0.116, national rank 367/452, poverty decile 9 of 10). So what: Remittance reliance exposes households to overseas labour-market shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  3. agriculture A field-crop and inland-fishery economy sensitive to flood timing and the district's hilsa closures. So what: Flood losses and fishing bans periodically reduce local income. Source: Department of Fisheries / Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)

Probable solutions