Letter of Deep Concern About Grave Threats To Sundarbans from Rampal power plant
Below is a sample letter to copy and send to stop the Rampal coal powered plant. You can also sign the petition here
Old Sangsad Bhaban
Tejgaon, Dhaka- 1215
Bangladesh
September 24, 2013
Cc: Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Honorable Minister
of the Environment & Forests: minister@moef.gov.bd
of the Environment & Forests: minister@moef.gov.bd
Dr. Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury, BB , Honorable
Advisor to the PM: info@pmo.gov.bd
Advisor to the PM: info@pmo.gov.bd
Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh,
Please cancel the construction of the Rampal power plant. This is
truly “a project of deception and mass destruction.”
truly “a project of deception and mass destruction.”
I have seen the news reports that thousands of concerned
people, young and old, women and men, are now preparing for more than 400 km 5
days long march from Dhaka, your capital city, to Digraj a place in Rampal.
Organised by the ‘National Committee to Protect Oil Gas Mineral Resources Port
and Power’, the main demand for this long march is to cancel ‘Rampal coal fired
power plant’ and stop all activities that would destroy the Sundarbans.
people, young and old, women and men, are now preparing for more than 400 km 5
days long march from Dhaka, your capital city, to Digraj a place in Rampal.
Organised by the ‘National Committee to Protect Oil Gas Mineral Resources Port
and Power’, the main demand for this long march is to cancel ‘Rampal coal fired
power plant’ and stop all activities that would destroy the Sundarbans.
Sundarbans means “the beautiful forests,” and it surely
lives up to its name in both benefits and productivity. Not only beautiful in
all senses, it is extraordinarily rich in biodiversity and productivity. The
Sundarbans is also the single largest mangrove forest in the world. UNESCO has
declared it a world heritage site. The Sundarbans has also been a huge natural
safeguard against frequent cyclone, storm and other natural disasters in the
country. In every natural disaster, the Sundarbans saves lives of hundreds of
thousands of people, while nurturing a rich coastal ecosystem. Also, the
Sundarbans is vital for all of us on this planet to help counter climate
change.
lives up to its name in both benefits and productivity. Not only beautiful in
all senses, it is extraordinarily rich in biodiversity and productivity. The
Sundarbans is also the single largest mangrove forest in the world. UNESCO has
declared it a world heritage site. The Sundarbans has also been a huge natural
safeguard against frequent cyclone, storm and other natural disasters in the
country. In every natural disaster, the Sundarbans saves lives of hundreds of
thousands of people, while nurturing a rich coastal ecosystem. Also, the
Sundarbans is vital for all of us on this planet to help counter climate
change.
Yet, the Sundarbans is now threatened by the attempt to
build the coal fired power plant in Rampal, which is the larger Sundarban area.
This proposed Rampal Coal Power Project is a highly contested joint venture
project by the Indian state owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and
Bangladesh state owned Power Development Board (PDB).
build the coal fired power plant in Rampal, which is the larger Sundarban area.
This proposed Rampal Coal Power Project is a highly contested joint venture
project by the Indian state owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and
Bangladesh state owned Power Development Board (PDB).
I wish to state my strong support for the
people of Bangladesh who have demanded cancellation of the government decision
to set up the Rampal Power Plant close to the Sundarbans. Please take
immediate action to halt this project and protect the Sundarbans!
people of Bangladesh who have demanded cancellation of the government decision
to set up the Rampal Power Plant close to the Sundarbans. Please take
immediate action to halt this project and protect the Sundarbans!
Respectfully,
For the Mangroves And the Mangrove Communities!
Alfredo Quarto,
Executive Director
Mangrove Action Project