High Court Orders Suspension of Dredging at Gulhifalhu
Latest Supreme Court Overrules High Court Decision on Pausing Dredging at Gulhifalhu Maldives Republic, 15 Feb, 18:10
Latest Supreme Court Overrules High Court Decision on Pausing Dredging at Gulhifalhu Maldives Republic, 15 Feb, 18:10
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The project to reclaim 65 hectares of land was awarded, without undergoing a bidding process, to Royal Boskalis and Van Oord from the Netherlands on 17 October 2019
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the High Court, on Wednesday, ordered a stay on the dredging at Gulhifalhu until a decision is made in an ongoing civil case filed by environmental activist Humaida Abdul Gafoor last year
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A three-judge bench at the apex court, presided over by Justice Ali Rasheed Hussain and also including Justices Hussain Mubarak and Azmiralda Zahir, issued a unanimous order on Thursday directing the state to disregard the High Court order at present.
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The Gulhifalhu project is worth billions of Rufiyaa. About 80 percent of the dredging of the Gulhifalhu has already been completed. Every day the work is stopped, the state will lose millions of Rufiyaa.
Maldives High Court has issued a temporary injunction to stop dredging work near Gulhee Falhu [Gulhifalhu] over environmental concerns. This is a welcome precedent. Dredging can be catastrophic for nearby coral reef ecosystem
This is because of [the current administration’s] incompetence. If a loss is being incurred by the government, it cannot be stopped. But it must be proven that it is harmful to the state. Both parties must agree. You can’t just stop [the w…
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“The Gulhifalhu project is worth billions of Rufiyaa. About 80 percent of the dredging of the Gulhifalhu has already been completed.
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the work, if delayed or stopped, would incur US$300,000 for each day the stoppage was in effect
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The project to reclaim 65 hectares of land was awarded, without undergoing a bidding process, to Royal Boskalis and Van Oord from the Netherlands on 17 October 2019
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Earlier reports gave 194.3 hectares 3 Jun, 22:39 Maldives Republic
the project parameters have later been revised by the current administration to add another 85 hectares as well as another 150 hectares in a second phase.
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to add another 85 hectares as well as another 150 hectares in a second phase.
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Subsequently, the state lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to quash the High Court order.
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