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Khansama (Dinajpur)

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A northern Dinajpur upazila on the Atrai in the rice granary, agrarian and in a low national wealth decile.

Wealth rank 48/452 (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 Mean Relative Wealth Index is -0.279 (national rank 48 of 452, second-poorest decile). So what: Thin household assets constrain investment and shock resilience. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
climate disaster Monsoon flows along the Atrai bring seasonal flooding and bank erosion to riverside farmland. So what: Flooding damages standing crops and erodes cultivable land. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
water Granary cultivation depends on groundwater irrigation where permanent surface water is scarce. So what: Aquifer drawdown raises pumping costs and dry-season risk. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority

Probable solutions

Re-excavate silted channels and upgrade erosion and drainage control along the Atrai to reduce flood damage. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · Bangladesh Water Development Board
Promote AWD irrigation and surface-water harvesting to relieve groundwater stress in the granary. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority · Barind Multipurpose Development Authority programmes