Present status and prioritization of rural road accessibility:  A case study of Sunamganj districts of Bangladesh

Joybor Rahman; Anirban Chakma; Hafizur Rahman; Altaf Hossain; Tariqul Islam

doi:10.31893/multiscience.2023003

Keywords:

Rural transport accessibility

Rural road network

Upazila distance matrix

Arc-GIS

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the Rural Transport Accessibility Index and improve the connectivity of the rural road network for agricultural development in the Sunamganj district, Bangladesh, and facilitate the distribution of agricultural products as well as its accessibility to people. The demographic, socioeconomic, and agricultural data of eleven Upazila’s were obtained from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in order to fulfill the goals of this study. The administrative area boundary and transport network data were collected from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and Roads and Highways Department (RHD), respectively. Rural Transport Accessibility was estimated using ArcGIS-Arc Map. Analyzes were performed using the Microsoft Excel Analysis Tool pack. To determine the priority ranking, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and correlation analysis were used. The outcome of this method helped in ranking the Dharamapasha, Derai, Jagannathpur, Sullah, Tahirpur, Dakshin Sunamganj, Jamalganj, Chhatak, Dowarabazar, Bishwamvarpur, and Sunamganj Sadar Upazilas respectively inspect accessibility level. Improving rural road network considering agricultural productivity per kilometer and prioritizing the road ranking was prepared from the maximum habitations within the desired distance. These 121 links (Upazila Distance Matrix) were calculated. From Bishwamvarpur to Sunamganj Sadar, the maximum utility value was 12281.0. This link will be upgraded as the priority, and Jagannathpur to Sullah links will be upgraded as the least priority because of its minimum value of 149.9.
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Rahman, J., Chakma, A., Rahman, H., Hossain, A., & Islam , T. (2022). Present status and prioritization of rural road accessibility: A case study of Sunamganj districts of Bangladesh. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, 5(1), 2023003. https://doi.org/10.31893/multiscience.2023003

[1] Al-Dami, Haidar AN (2015) International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review. Int J Curr Res Aca Rev 3:173-182.

[2] Anjaneyulu MV, Keerthi MG (2007) Rural road network planning using GIS a case study in Palakkad. InProc., National Conference on Rural Roads, New Delhi, India 2007, pp. 18-25.

[3] Barrett CB, Reardon T, Webb P (2001) Nonfarm income diversification and household livelihood strategies in rural Africa: concepts, dynamics, and policy implications. Food policy 26:315-331. DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9192(01)00014-8

[4] Buys, Piet, Deichmann U, Wheeler D (2010) Road network upgrading and overland trade expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of African Economies 19:399-432. DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejq006

[5] Dercon S et al (2009) The impact of agricultural extension and roads on poverty and consumption growth in fifteen Ethiopian villages. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 91:1007-1021. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2009.01325.x

[6] Donnges C, Edmonds G, Johannessen B (2007) Rural road maintenance: Sustaining the benefits of improved access. Bangkok: International Labour Office 2007.

[7] Fouracre PR, Sohail M, Cavill S (2006) A participatory approach to urban transport planning in developing countries. Transportation Planning and Technology 29:313-330. DOI: 10.1080/03081060600905665

[8] Inoni O, Omotor E (2009) Effects of Road Infrastructure on Agricultural Output and Income of Rural Households in Delta state, Nigeria. Agricultural Tropicalet Subtropical 42:90-97.

[9] Kim DS, Chung HW (2001) Spatial location-allocation model for multiple center villages. Journal of urban planning and development 127:95-117.

[10] Mellor JW, Johnston BF (1984) The world food equation: Interrelations among development, employment, and food consumption. Journal of Economic Literature 22:531-574.

[11] Rahman M, Mukta FA, Islam MW (2020) Farmer’s Profitability of Banana Cultivation at Narsingdi District. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Informative Research and Review 1:15-23.

[12] Ribeiro A, Silva J (2011) A Spatial analysis on the relation between accessibility and spatial development for Cross-border regions. Investigaciones Regionales-Journal of Regional Research 21:141-156.

[13] Rogers M (2003) Highway Engineering. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering.

[14] Singh AK (2010) GIS based rural road network planning for developing countries. Journal of Transportation Engineering 153.

[15] URP B (2016) Planning and prioritization of rural roads in Bangladesh. In Report of the First Stakeholders Workshop (27 February 2017), Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), BAN2072A.

[16] Weiping H, Chi W (2011) Urban road network accessibility evaluation method based on GIS spatial analysis techniques.

[17] BBSD (2011) Available in: http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Sunamganj.pdf. Accessed in: June 2013.

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