Fire hydrant system to be installed on Majeedhee Magu

Malé Water and Sewerage Company (MWSC) and the Maldives Road Development Corporation (MRDC) has been contracted to install a fire hydrant system on Majeedhee Magu to control the fire incidents in Malé City.

Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) signed the agreements for the project at a ceremony held at the Coast Guard Building today. State Minister of the Defense Ministry, Mohamed Zuhaie signed the agreements with the Managing Director of MWSC, Ibrahim Fazul and the Managing Director of MRDC, Ibrahim Abdul Razzaq Haleem.

While MRDC was contracted the digs and pipe installation of the project for MVR 798,180, MWSC was contracted to provide the pipes, the welding work and the providing and installation of the fire hydrants for MVR 3.9 million.

A total of 12 fire hydrant systems are to be installed on Majeedhee Magu in two phases. The agreements signed today were for the first phase of the project which is due in February 2017. The second phase is estimated to be completed with the same year according to MNDF.

Speaking at the ceremony, Commanding Officer of the MNDF Fire and Rescue, Abdulla Zuhuree said that fire incidents are on the rise in Malé City and the damages from the incidents are higher since the water needed against the flames are not readily available.

He said that the installation of fire hydrants on Majeedhee Magu would lighten the load in fire incidents on that road and reduce the damages caused by fires.