ADB grants US$33m for waste management
Open burning of waste in Thilafushi poses “an environmental and public health hazard.”
17 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM
An agreement was signed Thursday with the Asian Development Bank for a US$35 million grant for an environment-friendly waste management project in the Greater Malé region.
The agreement included US$2 million as co-financing from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction.
“The project will install an improved waste collection, transfer, and disposal system, including trucks, transfer stations, waste vessels with rehabilitated harbour, and heavy equipment for dumpsite management,” according to the ADB.
The capital and more than 30 surrounding islands in the central atolls – home to half the population – generate 774 tons per day of mixed solid waste, which is dumped and burned on the Thilafushi island near Malé, creating “an environmental and public health hazard.”
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