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angni (Meherpur)

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An upazila of small, far-western Meherpur district on the Ganges-fed plain, with an economy built on irrigated agriculture, vegetables and sugarcane.

Wealth rank 269/452 (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

water On the Ganges-dependent western plain with negligible permanent surface water across the district, the upazila's irrigated agriculture relies almost wholly on groundwater that is prone to dry-season scarcity. So what: Groundwater dependence raises irrigation costs and risks dry-season shortfalls. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority / Department of Agricultural Extension
air quality On the western border belt, the upazila is exposed to the heavy transboundary haze and local kiln and biomass emissions documented for Meherpur. So what: Poor air quality raises respiratory health risks for residents. Source: Department of Environment

Probable solutions

Surface-water harvesting, alternate wetting-and-drying irrigation and crop diversification away from water-intensive rice to ease groundwater stress Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority / Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal
Conversion of brick kilns to cleaner technology and curbs on open biomass burning, coordinated with cross-border air-quality monitoring Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal