Vaavu Atoll Council Files Complaint Against Tourism Ministry Over Lagoon Lease
The Vaavu Atoll Council filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) alleging that the Tourism Ministry's lagoon leasing process undervalues two lagoons. The council claims the ministry measured only sandbanks, which fluctuate in size, resulting in a drastically smaller recorded area than the actual size. For lagoon LD-1366, the ministry measured 0.62 hectares while the council says it is 195 hectares; for another lagoon, 0.14 hectares vs. 158 hectares. The council argues this undervaluation enables illegal profits and asks the ACC to halt the transaction. The complaint was signed by Council President Shujau Ali.
The Vaavu Atoll Council filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) alleging that the Tourism Ministry's lagoon leasing process undervalues two lagoons. The council claims the ministry measured only sandbanks, which fluctuate in size, resulting in a drastically smaller recorded area than the actual size. For lagoon LD-1366, the ministry measured 0.62 hectares while the council says it is 195 hectares; for another lagoon, 0.14 hectares vs. 158 hectares. The council argues this undervaluation enables illegal profits and asks the ACC to halt the transaction. The complaint was signed by Council President Shujau Ali.
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The Vaavu Atoll Council filed a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) alleging that the Tourism Ministry's lagoon leasing process undervalues two lagoons. The council claims the ministry measured only sandbanks, which fluctuate in size, resulting in a drastically smaller recorded area than the actual size. For lagoon LD-1366, the ministry measured 0.62 hectares while the council says it is 195 hectares; for another lagoon, 0.14 hectares vs. 158 hectares. The council argues this undervaluation enables illegal profits and asks the ACC to halt the transaction. The complaint was signed by Council President Shujau Ali.
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