Unesco labels Sundarbans ‘World Heritage in Danger’

 Unesco labels Sundarbans ‘World Heritage in Danger’

The World Heritage Centre of Unesco has declared largest mangrove forest on earth, the Sundarbans of Bangladesh, as a “World Heritage in Danger” site.
The declaration came last week as Unesco was discontent with the measures taken to protect the Sundarbans in purview of Rampal thermal power plant and other development projects.

However, the centre also requested the government to invite them to assist to prepare a set of corrective measures to secure the Sundarbans from any potential environmental danger.
The World Heritage Centre of the Unesco, which enlisted the Sundarbans as national heritage in 1999, opposed the construction of Rampal power plant since its inception.
Though the government always claimed Rampal would not pose danger to the Sundarbans, the Unesco was never convinced. In 2017, a government delegation attended the 41th meeting of Unesco World Heritage committee to discuss the issue