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Fenchuganj (Sylhet)

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A small Kushiyara-bank upazila south of Sylhet city, with a fertilizer-plant and gas-field history alongside floodplain farming.

Wealth rank 389/452 (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. climate disaster Sitting on the Kushiyara floodplain, the upazila is exposed to the monsoon flash flooding that follows Meghalaya hill runoff across the Sylhet basin. So what: Riverside cropland and homesteads are inundated in the wet season. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board / Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre
  2. water Seasonal hydrology leaves little reliable year-round surface water once the monsoon floods recede, as across the district. So what: Dry-season irrigation and supply are constrained. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering / Bangladesh Water Development Board

Probable solutions