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Lakshmichhari (Khagrachhari)
Local Gov
A small, remote southern hill upazila of Khagrachhari, deep in jhum-and-valley country with sparse connectivity and predominantly indigenous communities.
Wealth rank 3/452
(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 of -0.52 (national rank 3 of 452, decile 1) makes Lakshmichhari one of the very poorest upazilas in Bangladesh, reflecting isolation, jhum dependence and almost no non-farm employment. So what: Households face severe deprivation with minimal cash income. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
- climate disaster Heavy monsoon rainfall on deforested hill slopes drives flash floods and landslides in this remote terrain. So what: Scattered hill settlements are cut off and endangered during the monsoon. Source: Department of Disaster Management
- water Absence of permanent surface water leaves households reliant on seasonal streams and springs that fail in the dry months. So what: Dry-season drinking water becomes critically scarce. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering
Probable solutions
- Improve connectivity and market access through feeder roads, cold storage and agricultural extension to lift valley-paddy and horticulture incomes. Responsible: Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board / Ministry of CHT Affairs · policy proposal
- Spring-source protection, rainwater harvesting and small storage to secure dry-season drinking water. Responsible: Department of Public Health Engineering · policy proposal