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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 15 Feb, 18:10

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Reported over18 h 56 minfirst to latest report
Figures5as written, with their sentences

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What happened

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  1. Thu 17 Oct
    The project to reclaim land was awarded without a bidding process to Royal Boskalis and Van Oord. 17 October 2019 only Maldives Republic 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

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  2. Wed 14 Feb
    The High Court ordered a stay on dredging at Gulhifalhu pending a decision in an ongoing civil case. on Wednesday only Maldives Republic 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

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  3. Thu 15 Feb
    A three-judge bench issued a unanimous order directing the state to disregard the High Court order at present. on Thursday only Maldives Republic newest 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.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

Who said what

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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.

    Attorney General Ahmed Usham Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • 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

    former President Mohamed Nasheed Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • 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…

    Akram Kamaluddin Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

How the story developed

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  1. Thu 15 Feb1 report
  2. Wed 14 Feb1 report

How the reporting differs

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Who reported it, and when

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  1. Maldives Republic 14 Feb, 23:14 · first report15 Feb, 18:10 · 18 h 56 min later
14 Feb, 23:1415 Feb, 18:10

Newest report: Maldives Republic, 15 Feb, 18:10. Reports with a date and no time are listed but not placed on the line.

Figures in these reports

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  • About 80 percent dredging at Gulhifalhu completed Maldives Republic “The Gulhifalhu project is worth billions of Rufiyaa. About 80 percent of the dredging of the Gulhifalhu has already been completed.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • US$300,000 cost per day of stoppage Maldives Republic the work, if delayed or stopped, would incur US$300,000 for each day the stoppage was in effect

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 65 hectares land to be reclaimed Maldives Republic 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

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

    Earlier reports gave 194.3 hectares 3 Jun, 22:39 Maldives Republic

  • another 85 hectares additional land added by revised parameters 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.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • another 150 hectares land in second phase Maldives Republic to add another 85 hectares as well as another 150 hectares in a second phase.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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  • The state lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to quash the High Court order. Maldives Republic Subsequently, the state lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to quash the High Court order.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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