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Netrakona-S (Netrokona)

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The district seat of Netrokona, the administrative and market hub of the haor district sitting between wetland lowlands and the divisional road network.

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 As the district centre on the edge of the haor basin, the sadar's surrounding low-lying unions are exposed to the pre-monsoon flash floods that define the district. So what: Flooding of peri-urban farmland and approach roads disrupts the district's main service hub. Source: Department of Disaster Management
2. infrastructure Haor geography around the district town leaves outlying unions seasonally cut off, with limited all-weather road connectivity to the sadar. So what: Poor wet-season connectivity weakens the sadar's role as the district's service and market centre. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions

• Build all-weather and submersible roads linking outlying haor unions to the district seat under the haor development program Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · haor development program
• Strengthen flash-flood early warning and emergency response coordination from the district centre Responsible: Department of Disaster Management · policy proposal