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Muradnagar (Comilla)

Local Gov

A large, densely populated agrarian upazila in northwestern Comilla, intensively cropped and supported by remittances.

Wealth rank 353/452 (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

agriculture Intensive triple-cropping across Muradnagar raises dry-season irrigation demand under a warming climate while local surface water is scarce. So what: Heavier groundwater pumping raises costs and stresses the aquifer. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension
water Domestic and irrigation supply depend heavily on groundwater amid limited permanent surface water across a very dense population. So what: Sustained abstraction risks falling water tables and supply stress. Source: Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)

Probable solutions

Re-excavate ponds and khals and promote surface-water harvesting to ease groundwater reliance. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
Promote efficient irrigation and alternate wetting and drying on boro paddy. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal