Turning Ameenee Magu green again
The Government has planted 45 trees in the developed Ameenee Magu to replace the ones that were previously uprooted in order to carry out the development project.
The Ameenee Magu development project, which was contracted in mid-July 2022 to the Road Development Corporation (RDC) was met with extreme criticism, especially from those who were concerned about the greenery of one of the most commonly used roads in Male’ City.
For anyone who lives or has visited Male’ City, it is extremely clear that, unlike the other local islands of the Maldives, there is no abundance of greenery in the capital city, meaning that people cling to the very few spots of the city that still have big trees providing some form of shade from the tropical heat of the Maldives. For this very reason, when RDC was contracted with the development project of Ameenee Magu, one of the very first concerns was about what would happen to the trees. And though some were optimistic about the trees surviving the development project, to nobody’s surprise, just after the project was started out, there was news that RDC was planning on uprooting the trees, stating that the overgrown roots of the trees were causing major problems in Ameenee Magu.
“As the water lens in Malé and is quite shallow, the roots of these trees spread quite wide. Because of this spread, pipes and cables are damaged and face challenges when placing the pipes. We are not throwing away the trees after removing them; they will be relocated. After that, re-greening of the road will happen”
And though the explanation as to why they had to relocate the trees came straight from the President’s office, citizens remained unhappy regarding this decision, as this meant that the chances of having yet another road in Male’ city with no greenery and shelter were becoming a reality.
Almost one year into the development project, however, there might finally be some positive news for those who love the greenery and shelter that they might get from the newly developed Ameenee Magu as the Managing Director of RDC Moosa Ali Maniku has now announced that the company has planted 45 trees in the developed Ameenee Magu to replace the ones that they previously uprooted in order to carry out the development project.
Moosa has also stated that the 45 new trees that have been planted at Ameenee Magu are less likely to impact the road, like the ones that they uprooted, making it less likely for the roots to cause major issues to the newly developed roads. In addition, Moosa also stated that the trees that were uprooted from Ameenee Magu have been relocated to Kudagiri Picnic Island, the recently developed island near the capital city.
