Sunday, November 13, 2011

Natural quarry


Kaashidhoo's futtaru facing the open ocean provides a natural quarry for builders. Locals do not need to mine for sand and coral, a practice that has cost other islands dearly in environmental terms.

In Kaashidhoo one needs only to pay a visit to the eastern side of the island and find natural building materials in abundance. The result is that Kaashidhoo has been environmentally preserved for many centuries while some other inhabited islands have disappeared into the waves through erosion over time.

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