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Tungipara (Gopalganj)

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A small southern upazila of Gopalganj in deep beel country, an agrarian and freshwater-fisheries community.

Wealth rank 312/452 (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 In low-lying beel terrain, the upazila faces the prolonged seasonal waterlogging and inundation documented for Gopalganj. So what: Extended waterlogging disrupts cropping and rural mobility for months. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
water Despite the wetland setting, the district's very limited permanent surface water means reliance on seasonal beels and groundwater, tightening dry-season supply in interior unions. So what: Dry-season scarcity constrains irrigation and safe drinking-water supply. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)

Probable solutions

Beel and drainage rehabilitation with managed water retention to shorten waterlogging and sustain dry-season irrigation Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Safe drinking-water and managed groundwater supply schemes for wetland-interior unions Responsible: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) · policy proposal