Details revealed of ‘total solution’ for Maldives housing crisis

Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Muizz has revealed plans to reclaim lagoons near Malé to provide about 82,000 flats and plots of land.

The Vilimalé 2 or ‘Hiyaa Accomplished’ project was announced by President Abdulla Yameen last month as a “total solution” to overcrowding in the capital, promising a “second city” that could house almost the entire Maldivian population.

With the presidential election scheduled for September 23, Muizz announced at a press briefing Wednesday that application forms will be available from August 7 onward to be submitted within a four-month period.

There should be no rush to apply, Muizz said: “We’re building homes enough for everyone in need of housing in the Maldives at present and for everyone who will turn 18 in the next 12 years.”