Maldives, Japan ink new pact for seawall repair study
The seawall surrounding the Maldives capital was built under Japanese grant aid.
By
Aishath Fareeha Abdulla
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed another agreement with Maldives to conduct two key tasks under the Disaster Resilience Enhancement in Male project.
Under the MoU signed with JICA at a ceremony held at the planning ministry on Thursday:
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A study will be conducted to repair the seawall
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A study on the city's drainage system expansion
A similar agreement was signed between JICA and the government last year. However, details of the work under the agreement were not disclosed.
The seawall surrounding the Maldives capital was built under Japanese grant aid:
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JICA conducted research on the project from 1991 to 1992
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The design and construction of the seawall was carried out between 1993 and 2002
