Housing ministry and water company slapped with environmental fines
The fines were imposed over the unauthorised extraction and release of groundwater.
15 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
The Environment Protection Agency on Sunday fined the state-owned water utility and the housing ministry over unauthorised extraction and release of groundwater in Malé.
The Malé Water and Sewerage Company was fined MVR55,000 (US$3,500) for pumping out groundwater on July 11 to 16 from the Haveeree Hingun road in the capital.
The EPA’s monitoring showed the housing ministry had also pumped out groundwater on July 10 from the southwestern corner of its office compound on Ameenee Magu. The ministry was fined MVR50,000.
Both fines were imposed for failing to seek the EPA’s permission as required by regulations on groundwater extraction.
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