Govt changes plan to give all land plots from reclaimed Gulhifalhu

The government has announced a revised land use plan that allocates reclaimed land in Gulhifalhu to all recipients of plots from Gulhifalhu under former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's 'Binveriyaa Scheme'.

Under Solih's administration, land was allocated to people of Malé from both the reclaimed and unreclaimed parts of the island. Since then, there have been several issues with reclaiming the deeper part of the island's lagoon.

After that, the current administration decided to reclaim an additional 85 hectares from Gulhifalhu and revised the land use plan. This included issuing 3,520 new plots.

The second amendment to the plan was published on Saturday, which marked the area from which the plots would be issued. However it did not identify from which part the plots would be allocated.

The plots also include housing and residential plots, along with zones dedicated for government offices, various other purposes and one for commercial activities.

However, the plan also designates areas for tourism, schools and mosques.