Stop Rampal, Save Sundarbans – NYC Protest will be attended by Bangladeshi community living in New York. The event is organized to inform the public, create awareness and protest against the proposed coal based, coal depended power plant that has been in development in the Sundarbans area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Bangladesh. The project is considered as a danger of to the entire biodiversity and eco-system of the Sundarbans – the home of Bengal Tigers and many species with few numbers.
Stop Rampal, Save Sundarbans – NYC Protest will coordinated with protests scheduled at the same day in Bangladesh. Save Sundarbans, Save Bangladesh activists and concerned citizens called for a Global Day of Protest on January 7th to raise a collective voice to save the Sundarbans. UNESCO and IUCN have recommended to cancel the Rampal power plant project and to relocate to a more suitable location.
Venue:
Union Square
14 St & Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Contact:
Esa Abrar, 929-263-8615
Stop Rampal Eco-Disaster, Save Bangladesh is a protest, solidarity and discussion event organized by few members of Bangladeshi community in New York. Rampal Power Station is a proposed 1320 megawatt coal-fired power station at Rampal administrative area. The location of plant is very close (only 14 kilometers/8.5 miles away) to world’s largest mangrove forest the Sundarbans which is an environmentally fragile area and a UNESCO world heritage site. Rampal Power Station is a collaboration between governments of Bangladesh and India. The station supposed to produce 1320 megawatt of energy to meet the ever growing demand of energy for Bangladesh. However, many environmental groups fear that the project will cause irreparable damage to the livelihoods of two million inhabitants dependent on the Sundarbans. Plus it has huge environmental effects such as air pollution, biodiversity loss, floods, global warming, loss of landscape, noise pollution, soil contamination, soil erosion, waste overflow, deforestation, water pollution, groundwater depletion, reduced ecological connectivity and so on.