Rampal coal-fired power plant in the second phase of the project, the government decided not to. The UN science, education, culture and heritage agency UNESCO said the decision had been made to response.
In August, the government of Bangladesh to the UNESCO report, Rampal power plant for the first phase of a huge amount of water extracted from the river to the animals of the forest ecosystems will be affected. Another coal-fired power plant project in the second phase of the government, then the loss will be more. They expressed concern that UNESCO has recommended canceling the project Rampal.
UNESCO has created a 30-page response to the report, the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Most of the 7-page response to the UNESCO mention the fear is not correct, the use of advanced technology in the Power of the project will not harm the forest.
In response to the concerns of UNESCO has been said, has learned from the Ministry, the second phase of the project has already been canceled Rampal. As a result, there is no question of animal extraction of excess water from the river.
Asked Energy and Power Minister Hamid said first light, "Rampal the first stage of the project we're working on is fair. The second stage is the production of electricity from coal, apart from any other source, whether we're checking. "
In August, the Working Committee meeting of the Bangladesh-India Energy-Power project is the second phase of the coal-fired power plant is not recommended by any other source. The first stage of the project at Rampal land acquisition for solar power is not, to be examined are discussed.
Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports Professor Anu Muhammad, member of the National Committee to Protect light, "Rampal coal-fired power plant project, the second phase of the government's decision not to seem to be moving towards a positive decision. This trend continued in the ramapalasaha 150 industries in the area has been approved to the Sundarbans to cancel all of its own should be allowed to stay. "
Power and Energy Ministry sources, the acquisition of land for the second phase of the project has already Rampal power project can be of any type, to verify that an expert committee has been formed. The committee solar, biogas plyantasaha bayubidyut ranging from power generation to explore the possibility of watching all of the source.
In the first stage of the project for the 010 Power 915 and 015 in the 915 acres of land was acquired for the second phase. Two of the 320-megawatt coal-fired power plants in two stages 1 to set up was announced.
In July last year, the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) The second phase of land development, construction of the boundary wall of the 454-billion-dollar project is approved. The project is 1 million 7 million 13 thousand cubic meters of earth filling, and is planning to build 14 thousand meter boundary.
Power Division sources, the government is primarily responsible for the second phase of the Rampal power project in Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company was planning to. The alliance bright Kanti Bhattacharya, managing director of the company's first light, "Rampal has no plan to expand the project. Rampal second phase of land acquisition for the government to set up saurabidyutkendra proposal was given to us. We have heard, however, the government is thinking of solar power. "
Sultana Kamal, convener of the National Committee to Protect Sundarbans first light, "we do not want anything to damage to the Sundarbans. The coal-fired power plant near Sundarbans harm, it must make sure that we're opposed. Rampal is now in the second phase, from any other source than coal-fired electricity generation scheme takes, it will tell us officially desabasisaha. After you complete data about their plans, we will notify our position. "