Island of Kelaa flooded due heavy rain

Ha kelaa Island Office has revealed that in the ongoing severe weather conditions the island has been flooded causing damage to houses, property, and devastation of farm lands. Island Chief of Kelaa Ahmed Naseem said that due to heavy rains from morning till evening last Wednesday and Thursday, the island has been flooded causing flooding of houses. He said due to the flooding of 20 houses damages to household equipments has occurred. In this regard he noted refrigerators, TV’s and many other items have been rendered out of order. He further said flood water reached more than 8 to 10 inches inside the houses. Naseem noted the assistance of police personnel stationed at Dhihdhoo and fire and rescue personnel stationed at Hdh Kulhudhufushi were immediately given. In addition he noted the people of Kelaa with the assistance of MTCC were engaged in draining the flooded waters. According to Naseem it would be difficult to provide to an estimate of the losses but said that it would be considerable. Ha Atoll Chief Mohamed Rasheed also visited Kelaa and inspected the island and inquired about the safety of the people.

Ammunition box most likely came from passing boat: MNDF

The box of ammunition that was discovered on the beach of an uninhabited island in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll most likely came from a boat passing through near Maldives, the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) has said.An official from the MNDF said that the box full of ammunition found beached on the shores of the island was discovered last Monday by crew members from a safari boat that was travelling near the island.The official said that it wasn’t unusual for such items and even weapons to be carried to be carried by the tide and beached on the shores of islands and that it had happened from time to time. The box of ammunition most likely came from a boat that was passing through Maldives, he said.“We have seen such incidents occur in Maldives previously too,” he said. “Most likely they fell overboard from foreign vessels passing through Maldivian waters.”The official said the box was around 1ft in length and that the box was now under their supervision. The MNDF advised not to touch or retrieve such items of unknown origin or nature that gets beached onto shores or are found floating in the sea. They also advised anyone who came across such an item to notify the relevant authorities immediately.

Muraidhoo harbor near completion

Muraidhoo Island Office has revealed that the construction of harbor in the island is nearing completion. Island Office informs that harbor being built by the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) is 98% complete. Speaking to matheenu.blogspot Muraidhoo Katheeb (Island Chief) Mohamed Rasheed said that harbor is being constructed by the government to ease the public difficulties in getting access to the island as well as to provide safe anchorage to their dhonis and boats coming in and going out of the island. He said the work commenced on 17 February 2007 and that the harbor is 300 by 200 feet. Katheeb (island Chief) Rasheed said currently navigation lights and entrance channel lights are been installed. He also said to provide effective protection against strong waves, large boulders are being positioned. “We expect the work to be completed within 15 to 20 days; that is if weather permits” said Katheeb (Island Chief). He pointed that while 98% of the work is already complete MTCC had done a lot of work that were not part of the contract. “Due to high swells the large pool of water are formed on either end of the island which is a potential health risks. MTCC in consultation with Ministry of Environment Energy and Water and Ministry of Health has filled up the pools. This has solved the mosquito issue faced by people” said Katheeb (Island Chief).

Ha.Dhidhdhoo

Ha.dhidhoo is one of the two hundred inhabited islands of republic of Maldives. The island is the capital of the north most atoll of haa.alif. The name “Dhidhoo” in local Dhivehi language means long island. Dhidhoo is located in Thiladunmathi atoll which was partitioned by the government late 1950s into two, namely north Thiladunmathi and south Thilandumathi, for administrative purpose. The capital of north thiladunmathi or haa.alif is the island of Dhidhoo.
The total land area of the island is around 52 hectors where more than 3500 people live. The present inhabitants of the island are originally from the island of Dhonakulhi. The people of Dhonakulhi left the island and migrated to island of Hodafushi which is now in south Thilandumathi atoll. Later these people again left the island of Hodafushi and migrated to island of Dhidhoo which is now the capital of north thiladunmathi. The island of Dhidhoo was under the administration of island of Utheemu Gaduvaru. Until very recently the inhabitants of Dhidhoo were impose with land tax which was payable to the Utheemu Gaduvaru, as the island was under the administration of Utheemu Gaduvaru.