Minister apologises after overnight queues for social housing
More than 5,000 forms were submitted in two days for 400 plots from Hulhumalé.
11 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Muizz apologised Thursday after hundreds queued up overnight for a chance to buy a plot of land from Hulhumalé.
Muizz announced that the process of selecting buyers for the 400 plots has been handed over to the Housing Development Corporation, the state-owned enterprises tasked with the urban development of Hulhumalé, an artificial island reclaimed to alleviate congestion in the capital.
Citing long lines that stretched for blocks outside the housing ministry office, Muizz said the HDC would be able to make better arrangements in a larger space in Hulhumalé.
“I know some people stayed in queue since yesterday and some people said they have stayed in queue continuously for a day,” he said.
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