A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Housing Development Corporation Ltd (HDC) has opened submissions for an Expression of Interest (EOI) in the development and operation of a yacht marina and cruise terminal in Phase II of Hulhumale’. According to HDC, the company received an Expression of Interest (EOI) from an interested party and wanted to extend equal opportunity to other proponents […]
Ongoing reclamation of land to develop the link road between Hulhule and Hulhumale. PHOTO/HDC The Maldives and China on Thursday signed agreements to develop an Airport Economic Zone and a Joint Ocean Observation Station in the archipelago. The agreements were among 12 key contracts signed between the two countries during president Abdulla Yameen’s first state […]
Overhead shot of government flats in Hulhumale. PHOTO/MIHAARU Amidst recent foreign reports that the Maldives has awarded development of housing units for 80,000 people in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale to a Chinese state-run firm, Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on Wednesday clarified that the government handed over the development of only 16 out of 62 towers to […]
The reclaimed area for the Hulhule-Hulhumale link road. PHOTO/HDC Building of revetments has commenced after completing land reclamation for the development of the link road connecting the main airport island of Hulhule and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Housing Development Corporation (HDC)’s managing director Mohamed Saiman on Wednesday revealed that land reclamation concluded two days before. Six […]
Ongoing reclamation of land to develop the link road between Hulhule and Hulhumale. PHOTO/HDC Land reclamation to develop the link road connecting the main airport island of Hulhule and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale will end this week announced Housing Development Corporation (HDC) on Sunday. Development of the four-kilometre long Hulhule-Hulhumale link road, which is connected to […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 22nd September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Although roads constructed under the first phase of Hulhumalé city development are spacious and nice, the common complaint by visitors to the island and the residents is that roads are not visible after sunset. The streetlights […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 12th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: We can still remember in 2014, when people were queueing up next to the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, sacrificing their sleep. Some even lined up at midnight of the day before, to submit their application […]
Aerial shot of the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge being developed between Male and Hulhule. PHOTO/ HOUSING MINISTER TWITTER Land reclamation preparations have commenced for the development of the link road to connect the main airport island of Hulhule and reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Development of the four-kilometre long Hulhule-Hulhumale link road, which is connected to the landmark […]
Entrance of the Art Festival — An Art Festival organised by Housing Development Corporation (HDC) was held on Friday and Saturday at the Central Park in reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. The festival aimed to provide artists with a platform to showcase their talents and sell some of their products. According to HDC’s planning director Ismail Shan Rasheed, […]