The Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has been awarded contracts to undertake harbour development and shore protection works in Utheemu, Haa Alif Atoll, and Maduvvari, Meemu Atoll.
The agreements were signed by State Minister at the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Infrastructure, Hassan Rasheed, and MTCC’s Deputy Managing Director, Ahmed Shareef Abdul Rahman Yoosuf.
Under the harbour development and shore protection project in Maduvvari, the scope of works includes 11,050 cubic metres of sand backfilling, alongside harbour maintenance and dredging operations. The project also includes the installation of 308 metres of groynes, 77 mooring rings, and 11 harbour lights, in addition to concrete paving and a pump drainage system. To further enhance coastal resilience, 184 metres of breakwater and 25 metres of revetment structures will be constructed. The project is scheduled for completion within 360 days.
For the Utheemu project, both the existing and new harbour basins will be dredged to increase depth and improve navigability. The works further encompass land reclamation, installation of groynes, mooring rings, harbour lighting, and concrete paving. Shore protection measures will include geotube revetments, groyne maintenance, and the construction of a ramp, breakwater, and channel breakwater. This project has a scheduled completion period of 510 days.