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.
Stop Rampal Eco-Disaster, Save Bangladesh is an event to demand to stop this project. The event will provide information, Q/A and how Bangladeshis as well as non-Bangladeshis can involved in stopping Rampal project. The event is free and all are welcome.
Note: The protest venue and discussion venue are not at the same place.
Protest Venue:
Diversity Plaza, Jackson Heights
Corner of 37 Road & 74 Street, Jackson Heights, NY
from 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Discussion Venue:
Star Kabab and Restaurant
post protest discussion will be held at 7:00 pm
168-21 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432
Contacts:
Mohammad Nasir Uddin, 470-848-0117
Md A. Rashid 347-740-4599
Esa Abrar Khan, 929-263-8615
