Authorities urged to protect Kulhudhuffushi mangrove
Nearly 70 percent of the mangrove has been reclaimed, NGOs said.
18 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Authorities were urged Tuesday to protect the remaining part of the Kulhudhuffushi mangrove which was dredged to build an airport.
A statement from 12 NGOs said the reclamation work ignored the environmental impact assessment. They accused the government of lying about the project.
Nearly 70 percent of the mangrove had been reclaimed despite assurances that only 30 percent would be affected, the statement alleged.
“Unrecoverable losses have been caused to the Kulhudhuffushi mangrove because of actions that were carried out in the name of development without regard to the environment impact assessment and the project decision statement.”
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