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Mujib Nagar (Meherpur)

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A small India-bordered upazila of Meherpur of historic national significance, on the Ganges-fed western agricultural plain.

Wealth rank 216/452 (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

  1. water On the Ganges-dependent western plain with essentially no permanent surface water across the district, the upazila's irrigated farming depends almost wholly on groundwater prone to dry-season scarcity. So what: Heavy groundwater reliance risks dry-season shortfalls and falling water tables. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority / Department of Agricultural Extension
  2. economy Within a district showing the slowest economic-activity growth among its peers, this border upazila lacks the agro-processing and border-trade infrastructure to add value locally and stem out-migration. So what: Limited local value addition pushes labour to migrate out. Source: Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC)

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