The Government of Maldives has allocated USD 555,121 towards the coastal protection of Rasdhoo in Alifu Alifu Atoll, from the grant assistance provided by the Government of India.
The project will provide the necessary coastal protection to an area of a length of 179 metres, facing severe coastal erosion. The area was used as a landfill previously, and with coastal erosion waste buried there have risen to the surface, contaminating the water resources and polluting the beach area, thus requiring an urgent response.
The financial support has been provided from the grant assistance of USD 6.9 million granted to Maldives by India during the visit of the Minister of External Affairs of India in March 2019. The aim of the grant assistance is to conduct socio-economic development projects across the country which are of high impact. The projects under the grant will be managed by local authorities.