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Fakirhat (Bagerhat)

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A comparatively better-off Bagerhat upazila along the Khulna-bound road, mixing dairy, aquaculture, and paddy in the delta.

Wealth rank 415/452 (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 Dry-season salinity intrusion through delta rivers and ghers reaches inland and degrades freshwater availability. So what: Saline water limits dry-season irrigation and safe drinking supply. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering
climate disaster Low-lying coastal terrain exposes the upazila to cyclone surge and monsoon waterlogging. So what: Flooding disrupts farms, ponds, and settlements. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

Rehabilitate coastal polder embankments and sluice gates to reduce salinity intrusion and surge damage. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Scale rainwater harvesting and desalination points to secure dry-season drinking water in saline-affected unions. Responsible: Department of Public Health Engineering · policy proposal