Bridge pipes ‘stored’ on Gulhifalhu reef
Some 18 massive steel pipes imported for the ongoing construction of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge are being kept on top of a coral reef near Malé.
30 May 2016, 9:00 AM
Some 18 massive steel pipes imported for the ongoing construction of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge are being kept on top of a coral reef near Malé.
A Facebook group called ‘Reports of Environmental Misconduct’ posted Sunday an aerial photo of the pipes atop the reef on the reclaimed island of Gulhifalhu, sparking outrage on social media over possible damage to the reef.
According to online paper CNM, the Environment Protection Agency has ordered the housing ministry, the government agency in charge of supervising the current administration’s flagship project, to remove the pipes.
An EPA media official told The Maldives Independent that it did not authorise the storage of the pipes on Gulhifalhu reef, located southwest of the capital near the industrial island of Thilafushi.
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