Pollution in water surrounding Malé poses serious health risks, warn doctors
03 May 2010, 1:38 PM
Laura Restrepo Ortega
Sewerage and contaminants infiltrating the water and reefs around Malé have been a concern for many years, but as the population grows, so does the amount of sewerage going into the water, and the health and environmental risks this could pose are spiralling.
Business Development Manager at the Malé Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC), Hassan Saeed, said waste in Malé is simply “disposed into the sea.”
He said at the moment there is no governing law that prohibits sewerage from being dumped into sea, and it is just being discharged at 50-100 metres below the surface.
Saeed said the seweage is not treated before being discharged, but is collected from households and then directed to the sea.
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