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Bholahat (Chapainawabganj)

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A small northwestern Chapainawabganj upazila on the dry Barind tract near the border, known for mango orchards and silk cultivation.

Wealth rank 92/452 (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 On the drought-prone Barind tract with low rainfall and scarce surface water, dry-season orchard and paddy cultivation leans heavily on groundwater. So what: Falling water tables threaten the orchards and dry-season crops the economy depends on. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA)
  2. economy The local economy stays tied to a seasonal mango-and-silk base with slow diversification, limiting year-round income. So what: Seasonal dependence leaves growers and workers without steady earnings off-season. Source: Department of Agricultural Marketing
  3. poverty Among the poorer upazilas here, with an RWI mean of -0.206, household means on the dry tract are thin. So what: Low reserves leave orchard and farm households vulnerable to drought and price shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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