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Title: | Environmental impact assessment for poultry farm development in kureli, Meemu Atoll |
Authors: | މެހެފޫޒް އަބުދުލް ވައްހާބު Mahfooz Abdul Wahhab, Mahfooz Abdul މުހައްމަދު އިބްރާހިމް ޖަލީލް Jaleel, Mohamed Ibrahim |
Issue Date: | Mar-2017 |
Citation: | Wahhab, M. A. & Jaleel, M. I. (2017). Environmental impact assessment for poultry farm development in kureli, Meemu Atoll. Male': Maldives |
Abstract: | This report discusses the findings of an environmental impact study for the proposed
poultry farming project at M.Kureli. Maldives is a country heavily dependent on the import
of food for the daily consumption. Government has taken several measures to introduce
numerous technologies in food production. Therefore, as such a step, island of Kureli was
provided to practice poultry farming. As of now there are no infrastructures on Kureli, except
for a well and a small hut made of roofing sheets. The proponent will build all the required
project facilities on the island. This would include the infrastructure needed for the poultry
production and the utility services for the facility. The water is proposed to be provided by
the means of a desalination plant. The sewer is proposed to be collected to a discharge pump
station via a gravity line. The sewerage will be discharged beyond the reefs edge as per the
respective technical specifications. One number of 300 KW and one number of 50KW
generator sets would be utilized to cater for the electricity needs. While a waste storage area
will be developed, the waste is planned to be routinely shipped to the nearest waste
management facility.
Alternatives have been identified in the project document, whereby the alternatives of
combining the outfall for brine and waste water is deemed feasible as the exiting lagoon is
too shallow to diffuse the concentrate brine discharge effectively. The most significant
impact from the proposed project would be temporary deterioration of local freshwater
quality and seawater quality at the disposal site; however, these are low magnitude impacts.
There are some significant environmental impacts identified for the proposed project,
however these can be minimized by adhering to the respective regulations and adopting the
necessary mitigation measures. A monitoring program has been proposed for the project to
assess and examine changes to the environment, if any in the long run. |
URI: | http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/4883 |
Appears in Collections: | ތިމާވެށި Environment A
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