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Rajnagar (Moulvibazar)

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A central Moulvibazar upazila of tea estates and haor wetlands near Hakaluki, with household wealth around the upper-middle national range for the district.

Wealth rank 280/452 (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

social Tea estates in the upazila concentrate a historically marginalized plantation workforce whose hardship is masked by a relatively higher average wealth (RWI -0.033, national rank 280 of 452). So what: Estate workers face deprivation hidden behind the average. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
water Adjoining haor wetlands swell seasonally then dry down sharply, stressing the fishery and dry-season water supply. So what: Volatile water levels squeeze fishing households and dry-season needs. Source: Department of Fisheries
climate disaster In a warming, high-rainfall basin, haor-fed lowlands face flash flooding that threatens boro paddy before harvest. So what: Pre-harvest flash floods destroy the single boro crop. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

Establish community-managed dry-season fish sanctuaries and water-retention rules for the adjoining haors. Responsible: Department of Fisheries / Department of Environment · Department of Fisheries
Enforce labour and basic-services standards for tea-estate workers and provide off-estate schooling and skills pathways. Responsible: Ministry of Labour and Employment / Department of Labour · Ministry of Labour and Employment