President pledges ‘total solution’ to Maldives housing crisis
A second city will be developed for a population of 315,000, Yameen announced.
28 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
President Abdulla Yameen announced Thursday plans to develop “a second city” near the capital to house a population of 315,000.
“The Vilimalé 2 project, for which studies have now been completed, is the total solution for the housing problem that my team is proposing to the Maldivian people,” he declared at a ceremony held to mark the 53rd anniversary of independence.
All adult Maldivians without housing, as well as those who turn 18 before Independence Day 2030, would be guaranteed an apartment or a 1,000 square feet plot, he pledged.
The new city will be connected via a bridge to the capital, he added, but offered no further details.
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