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Porsha (Naogaon)

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A dry, remote Barind upazila in northwest Naogaon along the Indian border, with thin surface water and paddy-based farming.

Wealth rank 85/452 (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

water On the elevated, dry Barind tract with scarce surface water, dry-season irrigation depends heavily on groundwater abstraction. So what: Aquifer drawdown threatens dry-season water for crops and households. Source: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA)
poverty Household wealth is among the district's lowest, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.221 (decile 2 of 10). So what: Deep rural poverty heightens vulnerability to drought and crop failure. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

Expand buried-pipe irrigation, surface-water re-excavation, and groundwater monitoring on this dry Barind tract. Responsible: Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) · Barind dry-season water management program
Scale rural non-farm livelihood and social-protection support targeting the poorest unions. Responsible: Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) · PKSF rural livelihood program