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Brahmanpara (Comilla)

Local Gov

A small agrarian upazila on Comilla's eastern edge near the Indian border, farmed intensively for paddy and vegetables.

Wealth rank 385/452 (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

agriculture Brahmanpara's intensive cropping faces rising irrigation demand under a warming, drying dry season, yet has minimal local surface water to draw on. So what: Heavier groundwater pumping raises costs and stresses the aquifer that farms depend on. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension
climate disaster Monsoon rainfall concentrated in a few months produces flash flooding and waterlogging in the upazila's low-lying eastern fields along the haor-edge belt. So what: Standing water damages standing crops and disrupts the cropping calendar. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

Improve local drainage and khal maintenance to limit monsoon waterlogging of cropland. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Promote efficient irrigation and re-excavation of ponds to reduce groundwater dependence. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal