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Kaliganj (Lalmonirhat)

Local Gov

An agricultural upazila of southern Lalmonirhat on the Teesta floodplain, dependent on smallholder farming in a stagnant local economy.

Wealth rank 147/452 (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 Lying along the Teesta, Kaliganj faces monsoon flash flooding and bank erosion that repeatedly damage farmland and riverside homesteads. So what: Annual erosion eats into the cropland that sustains households. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
economy Economic activity is weak, in line with a district ranking near the bottom of national growth, offering residents few non-farm jobs. So what: Stagnation keeps incomes low and drives out-migration. Source: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)
poverty Kaliganj's mean Relative Wealth Index of about -0.145 sits in the 4th national decile (rank 147/452), indicating persistent rural deprivation. So what: Thin reserves leave farm households exposed to flood and erosion losses. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Teesta bank protection and early-warning-linked flood preparedness to limit annual crop and homestead losses Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Agro-processing investment and skills programming to create non-farm jobs and reverse stagnant local growth Responsible: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) · policy proposal