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Trishal (Mymensingh)

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An agrarian upazila on the Old Brahmaputra plain south of Mymensingh city, on the Dhaka-Mymensingh corridor and known as the boyhood home of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Wealth rank 286/452 (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. climate disaster Low-lying farmland on the flood-prone Old Brahmaputra floodplain is exposed to monsoon flooding during the high-rainfall season. So what: Floods can damage standing aman and disrupt the cropping calendar. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  2. water Negligible permanent surface water leaves dry-season boro irrigation dependent on groundwater and seasonal rivers. So what: Groundwater reliance raises pumping costs and lowers dry-season water security. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
  3. urbanization Roadside settlement and small-industry growth along the highway corridor is spreading onto agricultural land. So what: Farmland loss erodes the local rice and fisheries base. Source: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)

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