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Ghatail (Tangail)

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An upland upazila on the eastern edge of the Madhupur tract in Tangail, mixing sal-forest fringe, agriculture and a cantonment presence.

Wealth rank 296/452 (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. environment Parts of Ghatail fall within the Madhupur sal-forest tract and share the district's forest-loss pressure from plantation and settlement conversion. So what: Forest-edge degradation reduces tree cover and natural soil protection. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department
  2. agriculture Rice and mixed cropping in Ghatail face the warming and water-stress pressures documented across the district. So what: Climate stress on the cropping calendar threatens smallholder yields. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
  3. poverty Ghatail's RWI mean of -0.014 sits near the middle of the upazila wealth distribution, indicating modest wealth without acute deprivation. So what: Mid-range wealth limits household buffers against agricultural and environmental shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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