A high profile government delegation Tuesday went to the Unesco headquarters in Paris, France on a four-day official visit in a bid to convince the UN body to favour the proposed 1,320MW coal-based Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans. The six-member delegation led by Raisul Alam Mondal, director general of the Department of Environment, will hold meetings with the high-ups of Unesco which recently asked the government to relocate the project site to somewhere else. World Heritage Centre, IUCN call to relocate Rampal power plantMoreover, the delegation would urge the Unesco not to place the Sundarbans issue or not to declare the Sundarbans as a hazardous site in the upcoming 41st conference of the UN wing. The delegation team is scheduled to return home on October 28. Police charge on Rampal protest march towards Indian High CommissionConstruction of the power plant, located about 14km from the Sundarbans, began in October 2013.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 25, 2016 17:57 UTC