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dc.contributor.author | Water Solutions | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-05T07:43:11Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-02-05T07:43:11Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009-12-01 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Water Solutions. (2009). Addendum to environmental impact assessment for the proposed upgrading and redevelopment in Athuruga Resort, South Ari Atoll, Maldives. Male': Maldives | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/3127 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This is an addendum to the EIA submitted in May 2009 for the redevelopment of Athuruga resort
in South Ari Atoll. This Addendum highlights the different modification to the initial redevelopment
project that was proposed in the EIA report. These includes, deepening the existing entrance
channel, undertaking the coastal protection component including construction of the groynes,
nourishment of eroded beach and construction of breakwaters, reuse of corals from demolition
wastes as an effective waste management strategy and the relocation of the proposed overwater
restaurant from the northern side of the walkway jetty to the southern side. The other changes
that had been brought to the redevelopment project includes reducing the number of over water
bungalows from 25 to 23, reduce the number of house‐keeping huts on the walkway jetty from 3
to 2, not developing the over‐water spa in the southern side of the walkway jetty and changing the
reception at the centre of the northern walkway jetty to a bar.
The new changes that had been brought to the master plan of the development would decrease
the development foot print on the marine environment. The new component that had been
included in the redevelopment project is the coastal protection component that was not initially
proposed in the original project.
Groynes had been built in Athuruga for many years. This has helped to retain the beach and
prevent severe erosion of the island. However, since the re‐development project was initially
proposed without the coastal protection component, this component has been proposed in this
addendum in order to undertake the works as without coastal protection, it would be very
challenging to manage erosion. The coastal protection component was not included in the
redevelopment project, as the groynes existed on the island and these structures, which were
made out of corals and coral rubbles, were moved around depending on the monsoon. Hence, it is
proposed to build these groynes field around the island.
Since Athuruga has lost large amount of beach, replenishment of sand is required to prevent
further erosion and sustainably manage the coastline. The proposed project includes pumping of
6,900 m³ sand to the beach on the western, northern and eastern side of the island. Part of the
materials for the beach replenishment would be obtained from the excavated spoil from the
channel deepening component of the project.
It is also proposed to build a submerged breakwater at the northern and western side of the island.
This has been proposed as a additional defence to prevent the continuous erosion that the island
endures.
The project also proposes to deepen the existing entrance channel which is located on north
western side of the island. The channel has become very shallow, causing difficulty for the boats to
access the island during low tides. The project is proposed to deepen the existing channel to a
depth of 3 meters at low tide. Since coral rubbles on a sandy sea floor is the main benthic substrate
found in the existing channel, the channel deepening operations with an excavator is not expected
to have a significant impact on the marine environment.
The concept of redevelopment is to capture the architectural signature that was originally created
at the island. Therefore, with this intention, the new buildings which are constructed with building
blocks is being planned to be decorated with a layer of corals that have been recovered in the
demolition waste stream. In the original EIA, this issue was not extensively elaborated. Hence, this
addendum has included a section which deals with the reuse of the corals in the demolition waste
stream. The proposed changes appears justified from an environmental point of view as there are no
additional moderate to major impacts on the environment due to the proposed changes. | en_US |
dc.subject | Breakwaters | en_US |
dc.subject | Groyne fields | en_US |
dc.subject | Coastal protection | en_US |
dc.subject | Redevelopment projects | en_US |
dc.subject | Environmental impact assessments | - |
dc.title | Addendum to environmental impact assessment for the proposed upgrading and redevelopment in Athuruga Resort, South Ari Atoll, Maldives | en_US |
dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |
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