Maldivian government is proposing to build an overhead bridge connecting Male' to Hulule at the cost of Mald RS 700 million. A further Mald Rs 7 million has to be paid to the consultants.
Doesn't the government have more urgent and pressing priorities to spend its money?
Following the tsunami of 26 December 2004, there are many Maldivians still living in temporary shelters awaiting permanent living conditions. There are several outer lying islands still without proper landing facilities. There are also many islands where residents do not have proper sanitation, though the capital Male' enjoys good sanitation and medical care.
It seems development is focused only for the residents in Male, while needs of the people living in the outer islands are largely neglected.
A bridge between Male' and Hulule is not a necessity as there is good sea transport between the airport island and Male' which takes about 10 minutes travelling time.
On the fragile coral reef seabed of the cramped and bustling capital city Male, divers are reported to have seen a crack at one end.
The fallacy of belief in unfounded political glory coupled with the desires of greedy business elite and stupidity gives a deadly combination of factors for an ecological disaster.
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3 comments:
I totally agree.
Government is neglecting the NEEDS of the people.
We DO have more urgent and pressing priorites. Spending a ridiculous amount of money to connect two points, 10 minutes apart by sea, is totally unreasonable when could spend it for a more humane cause.
Assuming that we dont have the aforementioned urgencies, is it justifiable and beneficial to connect Male' and Hulhule'? Personally I think it would be more desirable and strategically significant to connect Male' and Hulhumale' for a very obvious reason.
bridge is a crazy idea.all that money could be utilized in a much more useful way.
as they say the bridge is strong enough to endure the impacts from the environmental changes.but is male' and hulhule strong enough to support a bridge?
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