NGOs slam ‘careless sacrifice’ of Kulhudhuffushi mangroves
Developing an airport on Kulhudhuffushi, the main population hub in the northern atolls, was a campaign pledge the president made in 2013. But a contractor has yet to be appointed to build it.
07 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
NGOs have slammed the decision to destroy mangroves to make way for an airport in Kulhudhuffushi, ahead of next week’s official project launch by President Abdulla Yameen.
The white clay mangroves, said to be the largest of their kind in the Maldives, are home to endangered species and serve as a natural defence system against tsunamis.
But developing an airport on Kulhudhufusshi, the main population hub in the northern atolls, was a campaign pledge Yameen made in August 2013.
He visits the island on November 12 to kick off the controversial scheme and hold a major political rally ahead of next year’s presidential polls.
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