The Vaavu Atoll Council has filed a formal complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission alleging that the Tourism Ministry's measurement of two lagoons for leasing is based on seasonal sandbanks, drastically understating their size and undervaluing them for the state. The council asks the ACC to investigate and to stop the ministry from proceeding with the transaction on the current terms.
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For the first lagoon, identified as LD-1366, the ministry measured 0.62 hectares—reflecting the sandbank’s size during one season.
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However, the council asserts the actual size is 195 hectares.
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The second lagoon, which the council states is 158 hectares, was recorded as only 0.14 hectares.
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The second lagoon, which the council states is 158 hectares, was recorded as only 0.14 hectares.
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The Vaavu Atoll Council has lodged a formal complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), claiming that the Tourism Ministry’s process for leasing two lagoons in the atoll undervalues the properties.
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