Vaavu Atoll residents protest Bodufinolhu’s lease

2 weeks ago

Vaavu Atoll residents have staged a protest over the leasing of Bodufinolhu, a sandbank and the surrounding lagoon, for resort development by the government. The protest was organized jointly by the residents of Vaavu Atoll’s Thinadhoo, Felidhoo, Fulhidhoo and Keyodhoo. It was also participated by the main opposition MDP’s Keydhoo MP Mohamed Niushad. The main concern raised by protestors pertains to the