The government has overruled a Malé City Council decision to enforce a ban on motorised vehicles from 4:00 to 7:00pm today on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
Transport Authority Chairman Abdul Rasheed Nafiz told local media that a number of special events had been planned in advance to take place in the capital this afternoon, which would require the use of vehicles.
Following the decision, police have also said it would not be enforcing the city council’s ban, which was announced on Wednesday (July 23).
The opposition-dominated city council has, however, urged the public to “follow our previous announcement and keep roads free of vehicles.”
