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Chhatak (Sunamganj)

Local Gov

A river-port and industrial town on the Surma in western Sunamganj, long known for its cement and paper works and a major inland landing point.

Wealth rank 196/452 (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. economy Beyond the cement and river-port cluster at the town, the wider upazila economy remains thin and tied to boro rice and fisheries, with little diversification. So what: Most rural households remain exposed to a single-crop, single-season livelihood. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension
  2. climate disaster Lying on the Surma's floodplain, Chhatak faces monsoon flooding and bank erosion that disrupt the river port and inundate low-lying wards and farmland. So what: Flood damage interrupts both trade at the port and the boro harvest. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. poverty Chhatak's mean Relative Wealth Index of about -0.111 sits in the 5th national decile (rank 196/452), indicating broad rural deprivation outside the industrial core. So what: Industrial activity in town has not lifted the surrounding haor villages. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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