Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has announced a team has arrived in Kinolhas, Raa Atoll, for urgent maintenance work at the harbour. The harbour in Kinolhas has been made unusable after the channel was obstructed by sand, stated MTCC.
The team is currently working on dredging and removing the sand from the harbour. The residents in Kinolhas said they have been having issues with sand obstructing the channel since the development of the harbour in 2008. The issue has caused problems in transporting agricultural products from the island and transporting goods to the island.
Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure stated the maintenance work at the harbour was opened for bidding in March. However, MTCC received the project on a direct-award basis after other interested companies failed to meet the requirements.