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Narundi Police I.C (Jamalpur)

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A small police investigation-center jurisdiction within Jamalpur on the Old Brahmaputra plain, serving a rural, paddy- and handloom-based locality.

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. climate disaster Heavy monsoon rainfall on the low-lying floodplain drives recurrent flooding of farmland and settlements in the locality. So what: Floods repeatedly damage paddy and disrupt rural life. Source: Department of Disaster Management
2. water An unstable surface-water regime along the Old Brahmaputra system pressures low-lying land with erosion and waterlogging. So what: Erosion and standing water undermine local farmland. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
3. infrastructure Rural roads and embankments are stressed by seasonal flooding, weakening local connectivity. So what: Flood damage raises costs and isolates the locality in the monsoon. Source: Local Government Engineering Department

Probable solutions

• Construct and maintain riverbank protection and revetment works to defend low-lying farmland. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board · policy proposal
• Deploy flood early-warning, raised flood shelters and flood-tolerant crop varieties for floodplain communities. Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal