Environmentalists cry foul as Kulhudhuffushi airport project begins
Work began Saturday on a “bund wall” to mark a boundary for dredging and reclaiming the northern island’s environmentally sensitive wetland area after fast-tracked environmental regulatory processes.
29 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM
Work began Saturday on a controversial airport project on the island of Kulhudhuffushi after fast-tracked environmental regulatory processes.
The state-owned Maldives Transport and Contracting Company started digging on the beach near the island’s mangroves for a “bund wall” to mark a boundary for reclamation, a company spokesman told the Maldives Independent.
But the deadline for public feedback on an Environment Impact Assessment report – which warned of lasting and irreversible damage from reclaiming the environmentally sensitive wetland area – is Tuesday, October 31.
Ibrahim Naeem, the director of the Environment Protection Agency, confirmed that the environment ministry has approved the project after considering the EIA.
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