City Council Investigates Waste Dumping at Roashanee Magu Junction

Malé City Council is actively investigating the individual responsible for creating a system that disposes of oil and other waste into a junction on Roashanee Magu.

The council confirmed that it had received multiple complaints from residents in Henveiru, the area where the issue has been identified. In a social media post yesterday, the council highlighted that the deliberate disposal of oil and waste into the junction has caused significant clogging and an unpleasant smell.

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މާލޭގެ ރޯޝަނީ މަގުގެ ޕޭމަންޓް މަތީގައި ހުރި ޖަންގްޝަނެއްގެ ތެރެއަށް ކައްކާފަ ބާކީ ހުންނަ ތެލާއި އެ ނޫން ވެސް ހަޑިއެއްޗެހި އެޅޭގޮތަށް ހަދާފަ ހުރުމުގެ ސަބަބުން، ޖަންގުޝަން ބެދި، ޖަންގުޝަނުން ދަނީ ވަރަށް ބޮޑަށް ނުބައި ވަސް ދުވާތީ އެ ސަރަހައްދުގެ ޖަންކްޝަންތައް ސާފުކުރުން.
މާލެސިޓީ… pic.twitter.com/3afYbUWfIl— Mayor of Male’ City – Adam Azim (@adamazim) December 17, 2024

In response to the issue, Malé City Council is collaborating with the Health Protection Agency (HPA) to locate the person or group behind this activity. However, according to Aminath Shathufa, the council’s media official, no individual has been identified at this stage.

The council has issued a strong appeal, urging residents to refrain from engaging in “irresponsible and uncivilised acts” and emphasised that community cooperation is essential to maintaining Malé as a clean and comfortable city.

Accompanying photos shared by the council show the affected junction situated in front of a row of residential homes.

Notably, Roashanee Magu was commissioned by the Road Development Corporation (RDC) on 26 January 2020 and was fully rebuilt in December of the same year. The project had a total cost of MVR 462 million.