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Nachole (Chapainawabganj)

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A northern Chapainawabganj upazila set squarely on the high, dry Barind tract, a paddy-and-mango farming area historically reliant on groundwater.

Wealth rank 70/452 (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 highest and driest part of the Barind tract with the cluster's lowest rainfall, dry-season paddy and orchard cultivation depends almost entirely on groundwater. So what: Aquifer drawdown puts dry-season cultivation and drinking water at risk. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA)
  2. economy The economy remains tied to a seasonal mango-and-paddy base with slow diversification, limiting year-round income. So what: Seasonal dependence leaves growers without steady off-season earnings. Source: Department of Agricultural Marketing
  3. poverty Among the poorest upazilas here, with an RWI mean of -0.24, household means on the dry tract are very thin. So what: Deep poverty leaves farm households highly exposed to drought and price shocks. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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