This report provides background information on the sanitation and agricultural situation in
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) area and where appropriate sets it in the overall context of
the current conditions in Bangladesh. It includes information from the Rajshahi District level
down to the Ward level where such data exists. Specifically the information collected covers:
demographics; water resources and water quality; wastewater and sanitation infrastructure;
and agriculture.
This information has been used to select a number of sites in the RCC area in which the
European Commission funded project, Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty
Alleviation in Asia (WASPA Asia), will be implemented. This report therefore also presents
the rationale for site selection and more detailed information about those sites.
The report has been written primarily using secondary data and information gathered through
meetings with institutional stakeholders. This provided an opportunity to identify local level
information gaps and to design surveys for the project areas to obtain a more detailed
understanding of the sanitation situation, wastewater management, and agricultural practices,
in areas where wastewater is routinely used for irrigation.