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Tarash (Sirajganj)

Local Gov

A low-lying Chalan Beel-fringe upazila in southern Sirajganj dominated by seasonal wetland farming.

Wealth rank 164/452 (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 Low-lying wetland-fringe terrain leaves the upazila exposed to recurrent monsoon flooding and prolonged inundation. So what: Seasonal flooding constrains the cropping calendar and damages farmland. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
water The seasonal beel wetland shrinks sharply in the dry season, pushing farming toward groundwater dependence. So what: Dry-season water storage and fisheries decline. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
poverty A local Relative Wealth Index of -0.129 places Tarash in the lower-middle deciles nationally. So what: Limited household wealth weakens resilience to flood-and-drought swings. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Heat-tolerant boro varieties and adjusted planting calendars under agricultural rehabilitation and adaptation programs. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal
Wetland canal re-excavation and seasonal-water retention to rebuild dry-season storage and fisheries. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal