Green Tax Should Be Allocated to Resource EPA: Justice Suood

Supreme Court Justice Husnu Al Suood quashed a High Court interim stay order that halted dredging at Gulhifalhu, noting the dredging was already completed. He argued that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be an autonomous entity funded by green tax, which generates about MVR 1 billion annually but none is allocated to EPA. He called for a national strategic environmental assessment under Article 22 of the Constitution to identify protected areas and guide development.

Supreme Court Justice Husnu Al Suood quashed a High Court interim stay order that halted dredging at Gulhifalhu, noting the dredging was already completed. He argued that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be an autonomous entity funded by green tax, which generates about MVR 1 billion annually but none is allocated to EPA. He called for a national strategic environmental assessment under Article 22 of the Constitution to identify protected areas and guide development.

Supreme Court Justice Husnu Al Suood quashed a High Court interim stay order that halted dredging at Gulhifalhu, noting the dredging was already completed. He argued that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be an autonomous entity funded by green tax, which generates about MVR 1 billion annually but none is allocated to EPA. He called for a national strategic environmental assessment under Article 22 of the Constitution to identify protected areas and guide development.

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