B. Dharavandhoo harbor development project progressing well

The harbor development project initiated in Dharavandhoo island of Baa atoll is progressing well.

This was revealed by the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) on Sunday.

As such, providing the latest updates of the Dharavandhoo harbor development project to the public via a post on social media platform ‘X’, MTCC noted that they recently delivered the first shipment of concrete blocks required for quay wall construction component of the project, to the project site.

Currently ongoing are the new harbor basin dredging operations, which has reached 51 percent progress.

MTCC commenced the physical work for the Dharavandhoo harbor development project on 23 July 2023.

MTCC was contracted the project by the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure on 25 January 2023.

The project was contracted to be completed within 365 days.

Under the scope of the project, MTCC is required to conduct new harbor basin dredging operations in an area measuring 30,504 cubic meters, as well as maintenance dredging operations in an area of 1,843 cubic meters.

In addition to this, dredging operations will be conducted in an area measuring 4,126 cubic meters for the ramp area as well as 2,301 cubic meters of dredging for the channel.

MTCC will further be constructing a 352-meter breakwater, a revetment measuring 83 meters and a quay wall measuring 248 meters.

The scope of the project also includes a 24-meter groyne, a ramp measuring 10 meters by nine meters and a concrete jetty measuring 140 meters by two meters.

The company is also contracted to install a harbor pavement measuring 2,104 square meters, harbor lights as well as navigational lights.

The Dharavandhoo harbor development project is valued at MVR 55.48 million.