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Kulhudhuffushi Airport Project

Environment

Authorities urged to protect Kulhudhuffushi mangrove

Nearly 70 percent of the mangrove has been reclaimed, NGOs said.

18 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM

Environment

Islanders still in the dark about relocation due to airport project

Neither the Housing Ministry nor the island council has contacted families about relocation plans.

14 Aug 2018, 9:00 AM

Features & Comment

Critical condition: Are airports the cure-all to island development?

The proposed construction of an airport in Kulhudhuffushi has caused controversy, but some locals welcome it because they see it as much needed development.

14 Dec 2017, 9:00 AM

Business & Tourism

Coconuts or progress? President’s question for Kulhudhuffushi

PPM supporters, heads of state-owned firms and senior government officials have been flocking to the northern island for the inauguration of an airport project and the party’s annual meeting.

14 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM

Environment

NGO sues government over mangrove destruction

The NGO EcoCare Maldives initiated the civil suit against the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.

13 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM

Environment

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

Environment

Edging towards ecocide? Mangrove destruction in Kulhudhuffushi

A timeline of events since the presidential pledge to build an airport on the northern population hub.

02 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM

Environment

2,500 trees to be cut down for Kulhudhuffushi airport

The Kulhudhuffushi council expects about 2,500 trees and plants to be cut down or removed from the island’s unique mangrove forest for the construction of an airport.

30 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM

Environment

Environmentalists cry foul as Kulhudhuffushi airport project begins

Work began Saturday on a “bund wall” to mark a boundary for dredging and reclaiming the northern island’s environmentally sensitive wetland area after fast-tracked environmental regulatory processes.

29 Oct 2017, 9:00 AM

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