UNDP launches app to report illegal waste dumping
Users from the capital and its suburbs Hulhumalé and Vilimalé can download the ‘MakeMyIsland’ app for free, take a picture, and report littering and unattended waste in public spaces to the concerned authorities, which will attend to the problem and send a notification through email.
21 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM
The United Nations Development Programme in the Maldives has introduced a mobile application to report dumped and unattended waste in the Greater Malé region.
Users from the capital and its suburbs Hulhumalé and Vilimalé can download the ‘MakeMyIsland’ app for free, take a picture, and report littering to the concerned authorities, which will attend to the problem and send a notification through email.
“The success of the application will depend on the efficient attendance of the concerned authorities on the reported issues,” said State Minister for Environment Abdulla Majeed after launching the app at a ceremony held yesterday.
Complaints can also be made via text message or through the MakeMyIsland website. In addition to littering, users can lodge complaints related to municipal services such as broken street lights.
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