HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the EIA
This Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report is an evaluation of the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project. The project is proposed
by Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure (MHI). The EIA consultant is China Shipping
Environment Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd (CSET), China and CDE Consulting, Maldives.
This document is submitted to EPA by the proponent to fulfil the requirements of Environmental
Protection and Preservation Act (EPPA) of the Maldives (4/93), more specifically the clause 5 of
the Act which states that a report should be submitted before implementation of any project that
may have a potential impact on the environment. This document has been developed based on
the Terms of Reference (Appendix A) issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on
10 June 2015.
1.2 Project Proponent
The proponent of this project is Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure.
1.3 Project Scope
The project involves the construction and operation of a bridge between Male’ and Hulhule
Island. This bridge will be the first of its kind and will link Male’, Hulhule Airport and
Hulhumale’ settlement.
The main activities of the project are:
1. Mobilization and work site setup (in Male’, Hulhule and Hulhumale’)
2. Land reclamation and shore protection at Hulhumale’ landing site
3. Construction of bridge landing area roads
4. Construction of bridge approach and main sections
5. Installation of auxiliary facilities
6. Demonization
7. Operation
Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology
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