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Haripur (Thakurgaon)

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A small border upazila in southwestern Thakurgaon adjoining India, among the poorest in the district and reliant on paddy and maize farming.

Wealth rank 22/452 (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

poverty Haripur's mean Relative Wealth Index is -0.364, in the poorest decile nationally (rank 22 of 452), among the most deprived upazilas in this high-poverty border district. So what: Households have almost no reserve against a poor season. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
water With no measurable permanent surface water in the district, Haripur's dry-season cropping depends entirely on groundwater. So what: Irrigation and drinking supply are exposed to declining water tables. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)

Probable solutions

Targeted social protection and seasonal employment support for landless border households Responsible: Department of Social Services / Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal
Improve border-area feeder roads and growth-centre markets to raise farm incomes and create off-farm jobs Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal