Chittagong Bureau :A vested quarter is trying to foil the present Government ‘s master plans towards multi-dimentional development of Chittagong through jeopardizing the proposed mega power plant of Banskhali upazila in Gandamara Union which is being implemented by the reputed business house S Alam Group . Mentionable that present govt has undertaken a number of development plans for Chittagong viz. Banskhali coal- based power plant, Moheskhali LNG terminal and mega power plant , Sonadia Deep Seaport and Karnaphuli tunnel and railway track upto Ukia via Cox’sbazar. Meanwhile vested quarters are trying to foil all the proposed plans unterruptedly, different sources opined. Mentionable that Banskhali coal fired power plant was the largest proposed power project on private sector and about 3000 people of the area gathered at power plant side on Monday afternoon duly instigated by local anti-govt alliances to protests the construction of coal based plant as undertaken by S Alam Group of Chittagong.Reliable sources said that the local UP Chairman Liakat was allegedly demanding undue benefit from the S Alam Group and failing to get that he misguided the local innocent villagers and a situation was created to foil the plant to implement the power plant in that area.It is mentionable that S Alam Group purchased the land with fair price and the project is being executed following all rules and regulations and land is under the occupation of S Alam Group.Local UNO sources said section 144 was imposed in Gandamara Union on Monday following the assembly of two groups over the power plant. A sources said in this proposed power plant about 1320 MW power will be generated which will help to facilitate the industrial uplift of Chittagong industrial zones. S Alam is a leading industrial group of Chittagong. In connection of the bloody clash ,a case has been filed against 3000 people mentioning 57 names over a utter bloody clash in Banshkhali that killed four on Monday. Banskhali thana police sources said police Sub Inspector Bahar Miah filed a case, relatives of two siblings Bashir Ahmed filed one and wife of victim Zakir Monoara Begum filed third one case before the police. In the case of Bashir Ahmed alleges that BNP leader Liaquat Hossain and 5 others for organizing the rally against the power plant and names of 1800 unidentified persons were mentioned in Monara’s case.Police and families of the deceased persons filed the case, ASP Habibur Rahman confirmed the matter on Tuesday to medias .Four persons were killed and 30 others injured on Monday afternoon in a clash between law enforcers and locals in Banshkhali upazila over installation of a coal-based power plant of S Alam Group. S Alam group will investment Tk.2000 cr with joint venture of Chinese Sebes HTG company over 600 acres of land in Gandamara union under Banshkhali upazila in south Chittagong. This proposed plant will generate 1320 MW power , sources said. Local sources said two rival groups called rally in Hajipara school ground on Monday and created panic by the anti power plant group through miking. Sensing the news of clash, local authority imposed 144 under cr. Pc .Police fired to the mob to control the situation and self defenses as the local anti- govt clicks led by local UP chairman Liaquat Ali inspired the local to attack the law enforcers with lethal weapons, eyewitnesses sources said. A district administration probe committee is formed on Tuesday to investigate the Banskhali tragedy. District administration sources said one member probe committee headed by Additional district magistrates Md. Mominur Rashid and the committee is supposed to submit the report by next seven days.
