Environmental Impact assessment notes for H. DH. Finey harbor construction project : Finey, thiladhunmathee dekunu-buri, Maldives

Abstract

1 Summary This impact note deals with the construction of a harbor at Finey in Haa-Dhaalu Atoll. 1. The implementing agency for this project is Ministry of Construction and Public Infrastructure (MCPI). The project will be executed under the Access Improvement Program of the government. The project was awarded to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Limited (MTCC).

2. The proposed site for the project on the eastern side of the Island appears to be the most appropriate location for the harbor development taking into account environment, construction feasibility and economics of the proposed development. There is apparently a justifiable need to sacrifice a portion of beach (with no vegetation) from the Island to make the mouth of the entrance channel safe, to keep the harbor basin calm and to prolong the life the breakwaters.

3. Baseline environmental condition at the project site indicated that the coral cover around the harbor basin area was very low. The coastal vegetation around the proposed harbor area was also typical and does not represent any specific preservation value.

4. Significant environmental impacts are predicted for the proposed development project. But these are short term impacts (e.g. sedimentation). These impacts can be mitigated through proposed environmental impact mitigation measures.