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Pirojpur Sadar (Pirojpur)

Local Gov

The district seat on the tidal river network in the Sundarbans hinterland, the administrative and trade hub for the deltaic Barishal-belt upazilas.

Wealth rank 244/452 (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. poverty Household wealth is below average, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.064 (national rank 244 of 452, sixth decile), reflecting a narrow agrarian and riverine economy even at the district seat. So what: Limited wealth at the hub signals a shallow district-wide economic base. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
  2. climate disaster Flat, tidal, canal-laced land under heavy monsoon rainfall produces recurrent waterlogging and flooding in the town and surrounding farmland. So what: Waterlogging disrupts the administrative and trade hub and low-lying homes. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. urbanization New built-up settlement is spreading across flood-prone, low-lying ground rather than safe elevations. So what: Building on the lowest land locks in future flood exposure. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

Probable solutions