Chairman of Land and Flat Committee of the previous administration, Akram Kamaaludheen, said on Wednesday that land was given from lagoons because the land reclamation process of that area would have been completed very soon.
This statement was said when he was summoned to the Petition Committee of the parliament regarding a petition submitted over issues pertaining to the list of beneficiaries of flats, which was announced under previous President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s administration.
In this meeting, Ungoofaaru MP Mohamed Waheed questioned why land was given from areas that had not been reclaimed yet.
“Our goal was not to give [land] from an un-reclaimed area. I am saying that it is being reclaimed, it is being done,” Akram said.
According to Akram, if work continues as the previous administration had planned, all areas from which land was given would be reclaimed by the end of next month. He said the law allows for land to be given from such areas, and the land was given after going through all legal due procedures as well.
Akram said the land reclamation was going according to their plans, and the delays were being caused due to weather changes. However, the project will be done by the end of January.
The current administration maintains that they will not take back any of the land given by the previous administration to Malé citizens. However, they said the locations from which the land plots have been given may be subject to change.
Current Housing Minister Dr. Ali Haidar said that although the previous government had given land in Hulhumalé 3, Gulhifalhu, and Giraavarfalhu, and the registration of the land, they also included land that does not exist yet. The Land Act and regulations state that a land’s registration can be handed over only from land that exists, and therefore, the legal validity of these lands has arisen.
Minister Haidar said the land from the unreclaimed areas was given without any plans. He added that no areas were allocated for the essential services the people in these areas would require; however, the current administration has formulated a special plan for these three areas. The work will proceed as per the new administration’s plan.
Under the previous government's Gedhuruveriyaa scheme, 9,001 plots were allotted in Hulhumalé 2, Hulhumalé 3, Gulhifalu, and Giraavarufalhu in the first round, and registrations were issued to the recipients.
They also handed over land from the land that has already been reclaimed. Although the land acquisition for Hulhumalé 3, Gulhifalu, and Giraavarufalhu has not been completed, the rules have been amended, and the land registry has also been handed over.
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