From a press conference yesterday at Ganabhaban, the premier reiterated that the 1,320MW plant would not cause any harm to the Sundarbans mangrove forest. Prior to her speech, Director General of Power Cell Mohammed Hossain gave a presentation on different aspects of the project. Labelling the protesters as “anti-development vested quarters,” Hasina said that the plant’s location was about 14km away from the outer boundary of the Sundarbans. “We are going to set up an ultra super critical power plant at Rampal. The premier also said that her government would plant around 5 lakh trees in the surrounding area of the plant.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 27, 2016 19:30 UTC