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Paba (Rajshahi)

Local Gov

A peri-urban upazila wrapping around Rajshahi city on the Padma's left bank, where farmland and orchards are converting fast to city-edge settlement and industry.

Wealth rank 357/452 (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. urbanization As the city-edge upazila, Paba absorbs rapid built-up expansion that converts farmland and orchards into peri-urban settlement ahead of planning and drainage. So what: Unplanned conversion erodes productive land and overloads drainage. Source: Rajshahi Development Authority
  2. air quality Peri-urban brick kilns, transport, and combustion sources contribute to the city corridor's elevated particulate and NO2 loading. So what: Worsening air quality harms residents' respiratory health. Source: Department of Environment
  3. poverty An upazila mean Relative Wealth Index of 0.097, among the higher in the district, reflects relative city-edge prosperity. So what: Gains are uneven as farmland conversion displaces agricultural livelihoods. Source: Meta Data for Good Relative Wealth Index (HDX)

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