Speaker of the Parliament Mohamed has called on the government to rethink the removal of trees from Ameenee Magu during its reconstruction and threatened to take legal action against it.
The reconstruction of one of the most frequently used roads began last month under the 'Male Streetscaping project. State-owned corporation Road Development Corporation RDC is undertaking the project and it had been removing the tall trees on Ameenee Magu as part of the project.
Last week also Nasheed expressed his concern about the tree removal issue saying that there has to be a way to reconstruct the road and keep the trees on it.
In today's parliamentary session, Nasheed repeated his concerns about the tree removal from Ameenee Magu and said that many living in Male' shared his concerns and that the issue was close to their hearts too.
He requested RDC and the Planning Ministry to seek a second option for tree removal.
Nasheed further warned that if not he would have to initiate legal action and that he would go to court as a civilian concerned about the issue.
While the move by RDC drew criticism from the public, in a statement the Corporation said that the plan was to carry out the reconstruction project without harming the canopy of trees on the street.
But RDC said that the work is being proved challenging as the road has many sewerage pipes and other pipes running through it.
