Sunamganj district is known throughout the country as low land. 'Fishes,

stones, rice are the soul of Sunamganj is universally recognized in the parable.

Dharmapasha upazila under Sunamganj district sorrouned by haor is highly

disaster prone area. It is also known as the Ancient kalidaha Sea. Agriculture is

the main livelihood option of the area. Various types of disaster are the main

obstacle to the development here. Flash flood is the main disaster in this area.

Apart from this, the significant disasters of this upazils are seasonal floods,

river erosion, draught, kalbaishakhi jhar etc.

VARD is implementing Disaster Management (DM) Plan Project in Dharmapasha

upazila through the financial assistance of (CDMP) Phase-II. The Disaster

Management Plan has been prepared on the basis of the opinions of Upazila

Disaster Management Committee which are extremely realistic and timely.

This plan will play an important role to reduce disaster risk of the area,