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Mohanpur (Rajshahi)

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A small inland Barind upazila in north-central Rajshahi reliant on paddy and groundwater-fed irrigation on a dry agricultural 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. water On the dry Barind high-ground with low regional rainfall, Mohanpur faces recurrent agricultural drought and dependence on declining groundwater. So what: Groundwater stress raises pumping costs and threatens dry-season cropping. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority
2. climate disaster Chronic dryness combined with rising heat intensifies heat-and-drought stress on the Barind cropping system. So what: Heat and water shortfalls cut paddy and pulse yields. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension
3. poverty An upazila mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.034 places households below the national average across this rural plain. So what: Low incomes limit resilience to drought and heat shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

• Scale Barind drought-resilient irrigation: buried-pipe distribution, solar pumps metered to limit drawdown, and surface-water reservoir/khari rehabilitation to reduce deep-groundwater dependence. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) · real program
• Target rural-upazila livelihood and horticulture value-chain programs to spread growth into the lagging Barind hinterland. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal