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Tongibari (Munshiganj)

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A central Munshiganj upazila on the floodplain east of the sadar, a core potato-cultivation belt exposed to confluence flooding.

Wealth rank 339/452 (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 On low confluence floodplain, Tongibari faces severe seasonal flooding and riverbank erosion that consume farmland and homesteads. So what: Flooding and erosion erode the agricultural land base. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
agriculture As a core potato belt, the upazila depends on stable floodplain land and adequate cold storage, both threatened by flood exposure and erosion. So what: Single-commodity reliance heightens post-harvest and price risk. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension

Probable solutions

Invest in riverbank protection and erosion monitoring along the floodplain. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Expand cold-storage capacity and diversify cropping beyond potato. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal