Maldives opens bid for 21 uninhabited islands under 'Varuvaa'

Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture on Sunday put up another 21 uninhabited islands for bid under the 'Varuvaa' scheme, which leases islands for agricultural purposes.

In a notice, the ministry stated that the bid forms will be sold at a rate of MVR 20, from July 23 to August 6. The forms will be available from the ministry between 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on official working days.

The ministry will accept processing fees from July August 7 - 9, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

This time, the islands up for bid are from atolls between Haa Alif and Faafu, sans the atolls Baa and Alif Alif:

- Kudafinolhu in Haa Alif Atoll (3.60 hectares)

- Umuraiyfinolhu in Haa Alif Atoll (1.09 hectares)

- Innafushi in Haa Dhaal Atoll (2.25 hectares)

- Kudadhoo in Shaviyani Atoll (3.60 hectares)

- Dhikkuredhoo in Raa Atoll (4 hectares)

- Kalhumanjehuraa in Lhaviyani Atoll (0.70 hectares)

- Ithaafinolhu in Kaafu Atoll (0.24 hectares)

- Kalhahandhihuraa in Alif Dhaal Atoll (1.16 hectares)

- Thunduhuraa in Vaavu Atoll (0.10 hectares)

- Maalhaveli in Meemu Atoll (1.00 hectares)

- Dhihthudi in Meemu Atoll (15.78 hectares)

- Gongaleehuraa in Meemu Atoll (1.00 hectares)

- Seedheehuraa in Meemu Atoll (1.28 hectares)

- Seedheehuraa veligandu in Meemu Atoll (3.00 hectares)

- Kandumoonufushi in Faafu Atoll (0.84 hectares)

- Embulufushi in Faafu Atoll (1.00 hectares)

- Adhangau in Faafu Atoll (1.29 hectares)

- Villingili varufinolhu in Faafu Atoll (0.10 hectares)

- Madivaruhuraa in Faafu Atoll (0.26 hectares)

- Magoodhoo bodufinolhu in Faafu Atoll (0.81 hectares)

- Dhiguvarufinolhu in Faafu Atoll (0.72 hectares)