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Ghior (Manikganj)

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A central Manikganj upazila of floodplain farmland and vegetable cultivation laced by distributary channels of the Padma-Jamuna system.

Wealth rank 380/452 (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

climate disaster Its low floodplain setting and high seasonal rainfall expose farmland and riverside communities to recurrent monsoon flooding. So what: Seasonal flooding damages crops and disrupts livelihoods. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
water Distributary channels of the Padma-Jamuna system drive bank erosion along the upazila's waterways. So what: Erosion eats into farmland and threatens riverside settlements. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
urbanization Built-up expansion within commuting reach of Dhaka is encroaching on prime floodplain farmland. So what: Loss of fertile land weakens the local agricultural base. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

Riverbank protection and erosion-control works along the distributary reaches. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Floodplain land-use zoning to steer built-up expansion away from prime farmland. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal