Dissolution of EPA Sparks Environmental Oversight Concerns

Opposition figures, including former president Mohamed Nasheed and MDP leadership, criticized the Muizzu government's dissolution of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), moving its functions under the Environment Ministry. Nasheed argued the EPA must stay independent. MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail called it a major step backward that undermines investor confidence. MDP president Abdulla Shahid condemned the decision. The government announced the change, dissolving EPA's independent status and creating a new Environmental Regulatory Authority under ministry control, which critics say weakens environmental oversight.

Opposition figures, including former president Mohamed Nasheed and MDP leadership, criticized the Muizzu government's dissolution of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), moving its functions under the Environment Ministry. Nasheed argued the EPA must stay independent. MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail called it a major step backward that undermines investor confidence. MDP president Abdulla Shahid condemned the decision. The government announced the change, dissolving EPA's independent status and creating a new Environmental Regulatory Authority under ministry control, which critics say weakens environmental oversight.

Opposition figures, including former president Mohamed Nasheed and MDP leadership, criticized the Muizzu government's dissolution of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), moving its functions under the Environment Ministry. Nasheed argued the EPA must stay independent. MDP chairperson Fayyaz Ismail called it a major step backward that undermines investor confidence. MDP president Abdulla Shahid condemned the decision. The government announced the change, dissolving EPA's independent status and creating a new Environmental Regulatory Authority under ministry control, which critics say weakens environmental oversight.

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