Malé outer road expansion breaching environment rules
The road, which is being widened in preparation for the opening of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, will connect Malé to Hulhumalé.
10 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
There is no environmental impact report for the expansion of the capital’s main outer road, Boduthakurufaanu Magu, local media reported.
The road, which is being widened in preparation for the opening of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, will connect Malé to Hulhumalé.
But regulations stipulate that the paving and expansion of roads can only be done after an impact assessment report has been submitted to the Environment Protection Agency.
Trees on the outskirts of Malé have been cut down as part of the expansion project, while plans are under way to redevelop or make over swathes of the city.
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