HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
Chinese Government is expected to provide US$100 million as grants and the Maldivian
Government will contribute US$30 million. The rest are expected to be financed from Chinese
Banks.
1.7 Scope and Terms of Reference of EIA
The scope of this EIA is broadly based on the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations
2012. The assessment more specifically adheres to the Terms of Reference (ToR) issued by the
Environmental Protection Agency on 10 June 2015. The ToR is based on scoping meetings held
between the stakeholders on 4 June 2015. A copy of the ToR is attached in Appendix A.
The EIA report contains the following main aspects.
A description of the project including the need for the project, how the project will be
undertaken, full description of the relevant parts of the project, implementation schedules, site
plans and summary of project inputs and outputs (Chapter 1&2).
A description of the pertinent national and international legislation, regulations and policies that
are relevant and applicable to the project and a demonstration of how the project conforms to
these aspects (Chapter 3)
Information on the baseline environmental condition of the project site; this includes information
on terrestrial environment near the project site (Chapter 4).
An assessment of the potential impacts during both construction and operational stages of the
project and identification and cost of the potential mitigation measures to prevent or reduce
significant negative impacts during both construction and operation stages of the project
(Chapter 5 & 6).
Assessment of alternatives for the proposed project (Chapter 7).
Details of the environmental management and monitoring plan (Chapter 8 & 9).
Stakeholder Consultations (Chapter 10)
Potential gaps in information (Chapter 11)
Main conclusions (Chapter 12)
Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology
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