This a group presentation on Rampal project in Bangladesh. Describing the what is the major issue in Bangladesh will face by doing this project what will be there out come. How much impact on our environment also in our Economy.

1. RAMPAL AND
SUNDARBANS

2. SUNDARBANS IN BANGLADESH

3. The largest single block of tidal
halophytic mangrove forest in the
world, located in the southwestern
part of Bangladesh. It lies on the
Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta at the
point where it merges with the Bay of
Bengal.

4. The name may have been
derived from the Sundari trees
that are found in Sundarbans in
large numbers.

5. About 32,400 hectares of the
Sundarbans have been declared
as three wildlife sanctuaries, and
came under the UNESCOWorld
Heritage Site in 1997.

6. This is covered by mangrove
forests, and is the largest
reserves for the Bengal tiger. It
has been considered a sanctuary
for wildlife because it is
estimated that there live about
400 Royal BengalTigers and

7. SUNDARBANS &
ECONOMY

8. • 1. The Sundarbans plays an important
role in the economy of the
southwestern region of Bangladesh as
well as in the national economy.
• It is the single largest source of forest
produce in the country. The forest
provides raw materials for wood-
based industries.
• In addition to traditional forest
produce like timber, fuel wood,
pulpwood etc., large-scale harvest of
non-wood forest products such as
thatching materials, honey, beeswax,

9. • The forest also traps nutrient and
sediment, acts as a storm barrier,
shore stabilizer and energy
storage unit. Last but not the
least, the Sundarbans provides an
aesthetic attraction for local and
foreign tourists.
• A number of industries (e.g.,
newsprint mill, match factory,
hardboard, boat building,

10. LETS SEE
SOME PICTURES OF SUNDARBAN
LETS SEE
SOME PICTURES OF SUNDARBAN

18. • The Rampal power stationis a proposed 1320
megawatt coal-fired power station at Rampal
Upazila of Bagerhat District in Khulna,
Bangladesh. It is a joint partnership between
India's state owned National Thermal Power
Corporation and Bangladesh Power Development
Board. The joint venture company is known as
Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company
(BIFPC). The proposed project, on an area of
over 1834 acres of land, is situated 14
kilometers north of the world's largest
mangrove forest Sundarbans which is a UNESCO

19. • Agreement In August 2010, a Memorandum of
Understanding was signed between Bangladesh
Power Development Board (BPDB) and India's
state-owned National Thermal Power
Corporation (NTPC) where they designated to
implement the project by 2016. On January 29,
2012, the Bangladesh Power Development Board
signed an agreement with NTPC to build the
plant. The joint venture company is known as
Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company
(BIFPC). The BPDB and the NTPC agreed to
implement the project on a 50:50 equity basis.

22. Process of Coal Power Plant

23. Benefits for Rampal Power Stationa
• In the first stage we are going to
get 1320 MW Electricity supply
and in the very future another
1320 electricity supply.
• The higher class citizens will get
buildings apartments, shopping
complex, and parks etc.
• The electricity supply will be much

24. Benefits for Rampal Power Stationa
• Hospitals will face less electricity
problem during big operations.
• Town side malls and parks will
get proper electricity supplies
and they wont suffer these
electricity problem.
• For higher supplies of electricity
those villages which still don’t
have the proper supplies of

25. Benefits for Rampal Power Stationa
• Mills and factories will be benefitted and
they will get more electricity supplies so
they hopefully never the face
disconnection of electricity.
• 8. Bangladesh will get much more
electricity supply than before and
hopefully we will face less power
management problems.
• If we look at our problems and needs
these and needs those days we mostly
need electricity cause in daily needs we

28. Over 7000 farmers who lives their lives
depending on farming will loose livelihood.
We will loose over more than 1200 metric
tons of paddy in the proposed area.We will
loose over more than 1200 metric tons of
paddy on a yearly basis on the proposed area.

29. We will also loose over more than 550 matric
tons of fish over the proposed area over a
yearly basis.
And besides the proposed area in near 10
kilometers.We will yearly loose production of
62,353 tons of paddy, 140461 tons of variety
vegetables, and 5218 metric tons of fish
which is a great loss.

30. We will loose a huge amount of our pride the
biggest mangrove forest.
In our sundarban which is the biggest
mangrove forest we have a large amount 0f
animals and specially Royal Bengal tiger.They
will loose home because of the proposed
area.

31. We will loose a huge amount of our pride the
biggest mangrove forest.
In our sundarban which is the biggest
mangrove forest we have a large amount 0f
animals and specially Royal Bengal tiger.They
will loose home because of the proposed
area.

32. After making Rampal Power Station its
smoke will pollute the environment. So it will
get hard for the animals and people living
near that area and also for us.
The profit area right now is much more than
the profit we will get from Rampal Power
Station.

33. EIA report by Bangladesh DoE states that a radius of
10 kilometers from the Sundarbans is considered
the Environmentally Critical Area (ECA) and the
proposed spot for the plant is 14 kilometers away
from the forest, making the plant not risky as it is 4
kilometers away from the Sundarbans’ ECA. But our
findings through Geographical Information System
(GIS) software exhibit that this distance is between
9 and 13 kilometers.

34. According to the EIA report, 4.72 million tones of coal will be
burnt to produce the estimated 1,320 megawatt of electricity at
the proposed Rampal power plant. According to Avogadro’s
law, a tone of burnt coal will produce 2.86 tones of carbon
dioxide.Therefore, at a load factor of 80 per cent, the plant will
produce 18 million tones of carbon dioxide.Though the EIA
report itself mentions that 7.9 million tones from it will be
added to fly ash.Taking the report into account, it becomes
obvious that at least 7.9 million tones of carbon dioxide will be
produced from the plant, which is too highly risky and
environmentally threatening

35. Pollution Caused by Transportation of
Coal

36. Pollution Caused by Transportation of
Coal
• Another major threat of Rampal for the surrounding environment of
the Sundarbans is the transportation of the vast amount of coal to
the plant area from outside. It is mentioned that 4.72 million tonnes
of imported coal will be transported to the Sundarbans’ Akram Point
using large ships. From there, lighterages will ship the coal to the
plant.
• According to this plan, large ships will sail to the Akram Point, which
is 30 kilometres deep into the Sundarbans, 59 times a year. The rest
of the way to the plant, spanning 67 kilometres, will be sailed by a
number of lighterages 236 time.
• Second, at Akram Point, where the transfer from the large ships to
the small l will take place, discharge of coal wastes to the
riveighteragesr water will cause contamination. Third, extensively
frequent maritime transportation throughout the Pashur river will

37. ALTERNATE ENERGY RESOURCES
• We cannot disagree that the demand of energy is spiraling in
proportion to the paces of industrialization and population growth.
At the circumstance, it is imperative that before going for
environmentally risky projects we must consider the alternative
sources. Surprisingly most of our power stations in Bangladesh
generate thermal power. The fundamental idea of these stations is
to use gas-consuming steam turbines which generate electricity by
rotating. These stations consume gas of average Tk.1.80 to Tk.3.28
per unit with a dabble folded total costs . So eventually the fail to
generate power profitably.
• Another attractive and environmentally safe way can be the
exploitation of the tidal waves of the Bay of Bengal to general
power. Australia already has tidal power plants those bank on only 2
nautical miles per hour of tidal waves, whereas it is more than 2
nautical miles at all points in the Bay of Bengal. Even according to
the International Marine Electronic Chart, there are 5.5 nautical

38. Movement for Save Sundarbans