HC doubts Moheshkhali power plant legality
Monday, 10 February 2014
The High Court has asked the government to explain why it should not be stopped from setting up a coal-fired power plant at Matarbari near Moheshkhali channel in Cox's Bazar district and why the plant should not be declared illegal. The government has been given two weeks to reply.
A High Court bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarker passed the order Monday after the primary hearing on a writ petition jointly filed by three citizens of Moheshkhali.
The court in its ruling asked the respondents to explain why they should not be directed not to install the coal-fired power plant considering its harmful impacts/effects on the area’s natural resources, biodiversity, water bodies, very fertile land, and the health of the inhabitants, according to a news agency.