Ruling party holds tea party to celebrate reef blasting
Government supporters on the southern island of Meedhoo gathered last Friday to celebrate the controlled destruction of the island’s reef to clear an oceanside channel in spite of environmental concerns.
21 Nov 2016, 9:00 AM
Government supporters held a tea party on the southern island of Meedhoo to celebrate the destruction of the island’s reef for a channel, a project that drew widespread condemnation on environmental grounds.
On Friday afternoon, more than a dozen people gathered at Meedhoo’s northwestern side to watch as the Sri Lankan contractor hired by the housing ministry blasted the reef, sending plumes of water high up into the air.
The ruling Progressive Party of Maldives’ branch of the Meedhoo island – an administrative ward of Addu City – organised the gathering with tea, short eats and rice pudding.
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