The Male' city council decided today to bring new buggies for Vilimale' after seven out of 10 buggies broke down.
The city council discussed the buggy service in Vilimale' and decided to buy new buggies at the 142nd general meeting of the council's fourth term. The city council decided to bring seven buggies as only three out of 10 buggies were now in an operational state.
Six out of eight councillors who attended the meeting voted in favor of bringing the buggies. Councillors Mohamed Saif Fathih and Mariyam Nazima abstained.
At the meeting, Councillor Fathih expressed concern over seven buggies breaking down in less than a year. The contractor should also bear responsibility, he said.
"Again a year later we have to bring seven buggies with the public's money. There should be people who have to take responsibility for this. We're bringing shoddy things with the wrong procurement too," Saif told Adhadhu.
The city council spent a total of MVR 2.7 million to bring 10 buggies for the transport service in Vilimale'. The council said it did not know which country the supplier was from.
The city council hired a company called "Pink Sky Maldives Pvt Ltd" to provide the buggy service with 15 drivers and 10 conductors.
The council spends MVR 390,000 a month to provide the buggy service in Vilimale'.
