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Maheshpur (Jhenaidah)

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A southwestern border upazila of Jhenaidah adjoining the India frontier, with paddy, vegetables and date-palm cultivation on the dry plain.

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. governance As a land-border upazila on the India frontier, Maheshpur contends with informal cross-border trade and smuggling pressures. So what: Unregulated frontier flows undercut formal revenue and local enforcement. Source: Bangladesh Land Port Authority
2. water Very little permanent surface water leaves the upazila reliant on groundwater for dry-season irrigation and drinking. So what: Heavy aquifer use threatens dry-season water security. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering
3. air quality Transboundary smoke, brick kilns and crop-residue burning over the dry plain drive particulate haze. So what: Seasonal haze degrades local air quality. Source: Department of Environment

Probable solutions

• Expand dry-season surface-water harvesting through re-excavation of khals and ponds with monitored conjunctive use for Boro irrigation. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board and Department of Public Health Engineering · policy proposal
• Convert fixed-chimney brick kilns to cleaner technology and enforce a ban on open crop-residue burning in the dry season. Responsible: Department of Environment · policy proposal