Picnic islands to be built near Malé
The capital lacks a natural beach and its residents flock to suburb islands at weekends.
11 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Two picnic islands are to be built near the capital, a state-owned company said Tuesday, more than a year after the project was first launched.
The Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) said they will be in Galufalhu lagoon, which is 15 minutes from Malé.
Uninhabited islands that are open to the public for recreational use are known as ‘picnic islands’ in the Maldives.
Kuda Bandos and Feydhoo Finolhu, previously used as picnic islands by residents of the congested capital city, were controversially leased for resort development. Malé lacks a natural beach and its inhabitants flock to the suburb islands of Hulhumalé and Vilimalé on weekends.
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