MTCC not responsible for severe sand spill on Komandoo reef, says environment minister
27 Oct 2014, 7:08 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The state owned Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) will not be penalised for a severe sand spill on the reef of Komandoo Island in Shaviyani Atoll, Environment Minister Thoriq Ibrahim told parliament today.
The sand spill – which has destroyed large swathes of the island’s reef – was caused by a storm surge, Thoriq said.
The MTCC – in charge of a coastal protection and land reclamation project on the island – had implemented the required measures to prevent sand spills, but bad weather and swells caused the erosion of reclaimed areas and washed piled up sand onto the reef, Thoriq said.
Speaking to Minivan News today, Komandoo MP Ahmed Nashid blamed the MTCC’s slow progress for the sand spill, claiming the sand piles had been left on the island’s shores since 2012.
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