Baa atoll council express concern over resort development project

Baa atoll council has expressed concern regarding the Maldives government’s decision to seek a contractor to develop a tourist resort in the atoll under a cross subsidy policy, despite the council’s decision against it.

In a declaration issued by the council last week, it was stated that the council members had a meeting with the Ministry of Tourism on May 30. During the meeting, the council unanimously urged the government to adhere to its resolution issued on January 13, 2022, which called for refraining from engaging in a cross-subsidy resort development project. The council urged not to develop an additional resort in the already- tourism heavy atoll.