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Sreebardi (Sherpur)

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A north-western border upazila at the foot of the Garo Hills along the Indian frontier, mixing plain agriculture with forest-edge tracts and an indigenous Garo and Koch presence.

Wealth rank 113/452 (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

poverty Household wealth is well below average, with a mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.181 (national rank 113 of 452, third-poorest decile). So what: Deep deprivation in a remote border upazila limits service access and resilient livelihoods. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
environment Forest-edge tracts in the Garo Hills belt face clearance and illegal logging, with recurring human-elephant conflict. So what: Forest degradation and crop-raiding undermine ecology and farm incomes. Source: Bangladesh Forest Department
climate disaster Hill-fed rivers descending from the Garo Hills cause flash flooding in the plains below during heavy rainfall. So what: Flash floods destroy crops and damage homes with little warning. Source: Department of Disaster Management

Probable solutions

Restore degraded Garo Hills forest through participatory afforestation and mitigate human-elephant conflict at the forest edge Responsible: Bangladesh Forest Department · policy proposal
Improve border-area roads and market linkages and support indigenous Garo livelihoods and agro-processing Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal