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Chirirbandar (Dinajpur)

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A central Dinajpur agricultural upazila in the rice-and-maize granary, with household wealth in the middle of the national range.

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. poverty Mean Relative Wealth Index is -0.128 (national rank 168 of 452, fourth decile), below the national mean but better off than much of the district. So what: Households remain modest-income with limited room for investment. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
2. water Granary cultivation depends on groundwater irrigation where permanent surface water is minimal. So what: Sustained pumping draws down the aquifer and lifts irrigation costs. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
3. climate disaster Monsoon flows along the district's rivers bring seasonal flooding and bank erosion to nearby farmland. So what: Inundation damages crops and erodes cultivable land. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions

• Adopt AWD irrigation and surface-water re-excavation to reduce groundwater stress in the granary. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority · Barind Multipurpose Development Authority programmes
• Develop drying, milling, cold storage and cooperative marketing to add value to the rice and maize surplus. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension / Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation · Department of Agricultural Extension