President Muizzu announced that the land use plan for the Gulhifalhu area has been modified to ensure that individuals who were allocated plots under the previous government's Binveriya Scheme will now receive their plots from the now reclaimed area.
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu announced last night that the land use plan for the Gulhifalhu area has been modified to ensure that individuals who were allocated plots under the previous government's Binveriya Scheme will now receive their plots from the currently reclaimed area.
The previous government under President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih had allocated plots to Male's residents from both reclaimed and non-reclaimed portions of Gulhifalhu. However, many challenges have arisen in reclaiming the deeper areas of the lagoon.
Subsequently, the current government has decided to reclaim an additional 85 hectares of land in Gulhifalhu and has made changes to the land use plan of the area.
During a meeting with residents of Meedhoo in Dhaalu Atoll as part of his current tour of the atoll, President Muizzu stated that the land use plan has been modified so that individuals who were allocated plots in the non-reclaimed areas will now receive them from the already reclaimed sections.
The President assured that changes to the land use plan were made without compromising the space needed for essential facilities such as schools and hospitals.
"We will hand over the land registrations within the next two to three months. And the actual plots will also be handed over within two to three months," he said.
According to the President, there will be delays in handing over plots allocated in areas currently closed off due to the Thilamale' Bridge construction. However, he assured that the remaining plots would be handed over within the specified timeframe.
The President also revealed that the agreement made by the previous government for reclaiming Giravarufalhu, which was the next planned location for land allocation, was established in a manner that would cause significant losses to the state. As a result, that agreement has been canceled, and the government is now working to take direct control of this project.
With the recent changes to the land use plan by the current government, it has been decided to allocate 3,520 plots from Gulhifalhu. The previous government had planned to allocate more than 9,000 plots to Male' residents from areas including Hulhumale', Gulhifalhu, and Giravarufalhu.
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