About
The facility on Hakatha Goalhi that supplies piped water to homes on Milandhoo. The island's drinking-water scheme, funded by an OPEC Fund loan and the state budget, uses two reverse osmosis plants producing up to 19 tonnes of water an hour, with pipes laid across the island from 2018. Milandhoo's sewerage network, with five pump stations serving about 700 households, opened the same year.
Key facts
- Sewerage cost
- Over MVR 56 million (state budget)1
- Sewerage built by
- MWSC (contracted 19 Aug 2014)1
- Sewerage pump stations
- 51
- Sea outfall
- 150 m1
- Households on sewerage
- 7001
- Water scheme funding
- OPEC Fund for International Development loan + state budget (about MVR 46.9 million)1
- Water pipelines
- Up to 29 km1
- RO plants
- 2, up to 19 tonnes an hour1
Timeline
Island timeline- Now
- 2018
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3 July 2018· 8 years ago
Sewerage opened by President Yameen
President Abdulla Yameen formally opened the MVR 56 million sewerage system at the harbour area. Piped water works funded by OPEC Fund (OFID), with two RO plants and about 29 km of pipes, were still under way.
presidency.gov.mv -
29 April 2018
Bore wells
MWSC tendered building and developing bore wells in Sh. Milandhoo and R. Ungoofaaru on 29 April 2018, and cancelled and re-tendered the work on 7 May 2018 because the first call drew too little response.
gazette.gov.mv -
26 April 2018
Brine outfall
MWSC tendered building brine outfalls in Sh. Milandhoo and R. Ungoofaaru on 26 April 2018, and cancelled and re-tendered the work on 13 May 2018 because the first call drew too little response.
gazette.gov.mv -
10 March 2018
Water network works began
Environment Minister Thoriq Ibrahim launched work on Milandhoo's water system: a 29 km network and two RO plants making 164 tonnes a day. The cost was over MVR 46 million, paid by an OPEC Fund loan and the state budget.
avas.mv - 2017
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19 October 2017
Water pipe network (zones 1 and 2)
MWSC tendered laying the pipes for the planned water network in zone 1 and zone 2 of Milandhoo, in two separate notices on 19 October 2017.
gazette.gov.mv -
19 September 2017
RO plant, admin building and fence
MWSC tendered building the RO plant building, an admin facility building and a boundary fence in Milandhoo on 19 September 2017.
gazette.gov.mv -
March 2017
Sewerage system in use
The sewerage system first went into service. It serves 700 households through five pump stations and a 150 m outfall.
raajje.mv - 2016
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11 August 2016
Water supply system
The Finance Ministry tendered, for the Environment Ministry, water supply facilities in R. Ungoofaaru and Sh. Milandhoo on 11 August 2016, funded by an OFID loan (W111). Two amendments were issued. Avas reported the contract for both islands, with MWSC, at MVR 87.9 million.
gazette.gov.mv
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