Resorts warned about illegal dumping of rubbish

Photos published on Facebook show dozens of bags of domestic rubbish containing items such as plastic bottles, cups and food containers discarded haphazardly on a beach on Keyodhoo island, which is also under the Dhigufaru Resort management. The name of the resort and its logo could be clearly seen on bags in the pictures.

However, Dhigufaru Resort claimed the rubbish had not been dumped but was simply awaiting collection, and that the photos reflected “an untrue negative image”.

“The pictures show the collected rubbish prepared for transport to the waste disposal site, scheduled for last week. It was delayed by a few days due to adverse weather conditions,” a post on the resort’s Facebook page said.