Environment
Ihavandhoo has faced a lot of environmental challenges both brought up by nature and human beings. One of the major environmental problems faced by Ihavandhoo islanders has been soil erosion.
A lot of land (immeasurable) has been washed away from the northern side of the island and North West side of the island. Neither protective measures nor precaution has been taken .Ihavandhoo Development Society has noted that this problem is a big problem. Some of the recent pictures taken by IDS shows a lot of land from the island has been eroded away and is continuing to do so, unless otherwise some steps need to be taken in order to prevent this harmful phenomenon.
Maldives Environment Research Centre stated in its website that Ihavandhoo has faced this problem many times. According to the official website of MERC, here goes the natural events which hit Ihavandhoo;
28 May 1994 Rain storm
6 November 1993 Rain storm
29 May 1991 Rain storm
10 September 2001 Erosion
17 July 2001 Erosion
16 October 2000 Erosion
A harbour has been dug to solve the problem of getting in to the island. An area of 141500 sq.feet was dredged in 1992. The harbour has been repaired in 2000. This harbour plays an important role in the economy of the island especially the fact that majority of the islands working population are fishermen who had to use the harbour everyday.
The harbour again faced a lot of problems especially from the rough weather conditions. It has now been damaged severely. Fishermen experience difficulty in getting in to boats and have to stay awake during nights safeguarding their boats if the weather is windy. In 11 November 2010, Government started a project costing USD4,490,678.94 to build a new harbour. The project is yet to be finished. According to MTCC (The contractor of the project)as of 7 September 2011, 36% of breakwater construction has been completed. This new harbour has an area of 35945 sq.meters.
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