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Magura Sadar (Magura)

Local Gov

The district seat on the Ganges-Gorai floodplain, the administrative and market core of a poor, agriculture-dependent southwest district.

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

1. poverty An upazila mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.175 marks even the district seat as a deprived economy within one of the country's poorest districts. So what: Weak incomes drive distress migration and limit local demand. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
2. water With very little permanent surface water on the floodplain, the sadar relies heavily on groundwater for dry-season irrigation and supply. So what: Groundwater dependence strains the dry-season water balance. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
3. urbanization Settlement expansion around Magura town is converting surrounding cropland on the floodplain. So what: Farmland loss erodes the agricultural base near the town. Source: LGED

Probable solutions

• Target social safety nets, rural credit, and jute and pulse value-chain support to lift the poorest unions and reduce distress migration. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation · real program
• Re-excavate khals and ponds for dry-season surface storage and promote water-efficient irrigation to ease groundwater pressure. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board and Department of Agricultural Extension · real program