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Ullahpara (Sirajganj)

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A large interior agrarian upazila of Sirajganj along the highway-and-rail corridor southwest of the district town.

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 High annual rainfall and floodplain position expose the upazila to recurrent monsoon flooding. So what: Floods damage crops and disrupt the transport corridor. Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
2. economy Growth concentrated in the bridge-and-town corridor leaves interior farming and weaving households relatively marginal. So what: Local livelihoods lag the district's faster-growing core. Source: Bangladesh Handloom Board
3. poverty A local Relative Wealth Index of 0.071 sits near the national middle. So what: Household wealth remains modest despite corridor proximity. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

Probable solutions

• Heat-tolerant boro varieties and adjusted planting calendars under agricultural rehabilitation and adaptation programs. Responsible: Department of Agricultural Extension · policy proposal
• Floodplain-aware land-use zoning prioritizing drainage and water supply. Responsible: Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) · policy proposal