EPA slaps MVR 200k fine on Construction Ministry

1 month ago

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the Maldives on Tuesday, has fined the Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure with MVR 200,000. EPA fined the ministry after for executing Lhaviyani atoll Hinnavaru road development project in volation to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The agency argued that the ministry permitted execution of project aspects that were restricted by the agency in their EIA