Friday, July 20, 2007

Private Rubbish Dumps (PRD) - Sighting 2




This PRD is located in Kalhuhuraa magu near Okam (T-Centaru goalhi). It was first sighted 2 days back i.e on 18th July 2007. Below I'm going to keep count of how many days it remains:

Sighted: 18th July 2007
Still intact on: 20th July 2007

Private Rubbish Dumps (PRD) - Sighting 1



This was sighted in front of Housing and Infrastructure Redevelopment unit on Majeedheemagu (18th July 2007). The box consist of mainly rotting kitchen leftovers. Hopefully it will be soon spotted and removed by Henveyru Avashu office.

Private Rubbish Dumps (PRD)

I'm going to post pictures of "private rubbish dumps" in Maldives and then keep watching to see how long the rubbish is kept there. I will also try to inform the relevant authorities about these potentially epidemic spots. I would suggest readers to contact authorities regarding these highlighted spots. Readers may also send their PRD sightings to my email, mustharshid [at] gmail dot com.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Couple of dustbins would only cost a few hundred Ruffiyas

Couple of dustbins would only cost a few hundred Ruffiyas. A cleaner would cost hundreds of thousand Ruffiyas. Let’s ponder on that.

I'll use Villingilli beach, the area between ferry terminal and police station, for this example. If bins are to be installed, about 5 large bin would suffice. That's about 1 bin per hundred feet. To clean up this 500 x 80 feet area, at least 5 cleaners would be required.

Lets compare the cost.

5 bins x Rf 1000 = Rf 5000.00
5 cleaners x 1750 x 12 months = 105,000.00

That's simple calculation. Could someone convey this information to Ministry of Finance, please? Thanks.