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Reclaiming the Kulhudhufushi mangrove to develop an airport on the northern island will cause lasting damage, an Environmental Impact Assessment for the US$11.4 million project has warned. According to the EIA report by private consultant Dr Zahid Hameed, the “considerable negative impacts on the environment” include the permanent loss of habitat for flora and fauna, loss […]
The Environmental Impact Assessment report for developing an airport on Kulhudhufushi after reclaiming the northern island’s mangrove has yet to be submitted, sources from the Environment Protection Agency has confirmed. The government’s plans to begin dredging the environmentally sensitive wetland area sparked an outcry from islanders and environmentalists. Ibrahim Naeem, the EPA’s director general, hung up the […]
MTCC has announced that their new suction hopper dredger “Maha Jahraaf” will work on the land reclamation project for the Kulhudhufushi Airport as its first project. MTCC CEO Ibrahim Ziyath said that once the dredger arrives in Maldives, it will make its way to Kulhudhufushi and will immediately begin works on the airport project. According […]