Hiyaa project continues to build controversy

Amid the heated debate surrounding the design and estimated rent of the flats developed under the 'Hiyaa Project', Housing Development Corporation (HDC) spoke up Wednesday, asserting that the lease would be higher than the amount stated by the previous administration.

Spearheaded by the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) government of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, the Hiyaa Project comprised the development of 7,000 flats, in the form of 16 towers of 25-storeys each, in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale's second phase.