HULHULE-MALE’ BRIDGE PROJECT

EIA for the proposed Hulhule-Male’ Bridge Project
Male’ City Council
Date: 5 th July 2015
Time: 13:00 pm
Location: Male’ City Council Office
Participants:
1. Mohamed Shihab, Mayor
2. Sifa Mohamed, Deputy Mayor
3. Ibrahim Nimal, Councillor
4. Ibrahim Shabau, Secretory General
5. Ismail Hameed, Senior Surveyor
6. Maiaaza Hussain, A. Engineer
Consultation meeting with Male’ city council was conducted on 5th July 2015 at Male’ city
council office.
At the beginning of the meeting, participants were briefed about the project and asked for their
opinions or concerns.
Concerns were raised in the meeting because the council was not consulted during the planning
stage of the bridge design. No official documents have being shared with the council except for
the information provided at the scoping meeting of the EIA. Since the council’s mandate has
recently being revised, the members were also unclear on their role during both, construction and
operational stage of the projects
Another issue raised in the meeting was the possible increase in traffic congestion in Male’.
Questions were asked on how traffic congestion and increased demand on parking space in
Male’, Hulhule’ and Hulhumale’ will be addressed, once the bridge is operational. Arrangement
of possible public transportation options was suggested as a mitigation measure to address the
increase in traffic congestion.
A further issue raised by the council was the impact due to increase in migration of people into
the greater Male’ area. This meant increased demand and extra burden on the existing basic
services such as education and health care.
Further discussions were held on the loss of recreational spaces at Lonuziyaraikolhu during both
construction and operational stage of the project. Meeting participants requested clarifications on
how long it will take for the construction stage and what would happen to lonuziyaraikolhu area
after the construction stage is completed.
Prepared by: CDE Consulting & China Shipping Environment Technology
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