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Sreepur (Magura)

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A small inland upazila in northern Magura on the Ganges-Gorai floodplain, reliant on paddy, jute, and pulse cultivation.

Wealth rank 193/452 (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 An upazila mean Relative Wealth Index of -0.112 places Sreepur among the deprived rural economies of a very poor district. So what: Low incomes drive distress migration and limit local demand. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)
water With very little permanent surface water, the upazila depends heavily on groundwater for dry-season irrigation. So what: Groundwater reliance strains the dry-season water balance and raises pumping costs. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
climate disaster Rising heat with low rainfall intensifies heat-and-drought stress on the floodplain cropping system. So what: Heat and water shortfalls cut paddy, jute, and pulse yields. Source: Department of Agricultural Extension

Probable solutions

Re-excavate khals and ponds for dry-season surface storage and promote water-efficient irrigation to ease groundwater pressure. Responsible: Bangladesh Water Development Board and Department of Agricultural Extension · real program
Distribute heat- and drought-tolerant rice and pulse varieties with agro-met advisories to protect yields under rising heat. Responsible: Bangladesh Rice Research Institute and Department of Agricultural Extension · real program