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Title: | Environmental impact assessment report for playground reclamation project GA. Dhandhoo |
Authors: | Energy Consultancy |
Keywords: | Policy and legal framework Project description Existing environment Alternatives Impacts and mitigation measures Stakeholder consultation |
Issue Date: | Feb-2013 |
Citation: | Energy Consultancy. (2013). Environmental impact assessment report for playground reclamation project GA. Dhandhoo. Male': Maldives |
Abstract: | Dhaandhoo is located on the eastern rim of G.A Atoll, approximately at 0° 37’ 15.88’’ N
and 73° 27’ 43.78’’ E. Dhaandhoo has a population of 1949 and all areas of the island is
populated. The island teams host their practice in a nearby island Nilandhoo. Since for
each practice of the football team, the local players have to take a sea transport to
Nilandhoo, the practicing is very inconvenient. The proposal to reclamation for the
development of a football ground was proposed due to difficulties on land allocation.
From the survey conducted to examine existing environment, the coastal environment
shows well developed natural beach associated with beach erosion is some places along
the west side of the island. In some places the beach rock can be seen. The mean coastal
current was found to be 7.9cm/s. In the marine environment the coral cover found to be
16.3 percent and at the time of the survey, some fishes were observed in the vicinity.
It is expected that the project will be completed within 150 days. The main components
in this project include mobilization, dredging, construction of breakwater and quay wall
and demobilization. The proposed area to be reclaimed is 0.72 ha. A total of 18000 m3 of
sand needed to be mined from the borrow area, which is located Northwest of the existing
harbor. The land reclamation would take place in the Southwest of the existing harbor.
The most suitable alternative location for the borrowing area would be the existing
harbor. However from the dredging of the existing harbor might not accumulate enough
volume of sand to reclaim 0.72 hectors of land area required for the football field. An
alternative location for the football field is the site that has been proposed for the land
reclamation located at the Northwest of the harbor. However from the community
consultation it was found the proposed dredging site is to be used as a commercial harbor
in future.
The main impact from this project to the environment was identified to be sedimentation
and loss of some marine habitat. The main mitigation measures are carrying out the
project during low tide and complete the project in a shorter period of the time. |
URI: | http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/4019 |
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