Survey Process of Huvadhoo Master Plan Completed

Survey process of Huvadhoo Master Plan is now fully completed. The data feeding and report writing processes will be commenced in the next week.

Although CHOCO faced numerous difficulties from newly elected island councils, citing unreasonable and unfounded reasons. Some councils thought that CHOCO was seeking some funds through the survey and hence thought that they will execute such a survey and get some funding for themselves. However such ignorance was overtaken through repeated dialogue. Areas where problems from the councils arose include Gahdhoo, Kanduhulhudhoo and Madaveli. Support from G.Dh. Atoll Council, especially the president, is also extremely limited.

CHOCO would like to acknowledge the help of many of the of the Councils and local NGOs and islanders for their help through out the survey process.

The data feeding is expected to be completed by June 2011 and an exposure draft of the report is scheduled to be out by mid July 2011. The final report will be handed over to UNDP and other stakeholders and published by the end of July 2011.

Huvadhoo Masterplan Project seeks to write a developmental plan for Huvadhoo Atoll/Region. The project is funded by United Nations Development Program (UNDP).