Children enjoy closed Malé roads
Four roads in the congested capital were closed on Friday morning.
17 Feb 2019, 9:00 AM
Several roads in the congested capital were closed to traffic on Friday morning as part of a new initiative launched by the Malé City Council to encourage children to play outside.
Four roads in each of the four wards were closed from 6:30am to 10:30am for the first day of the ‘Dhulaheyo, Hashiheyo Avatteriya‘ (Fit and Healthy Neighbour) programme.
Children came out to run and play games as traffic police officers blocked entrances.
Mayor Shifa Mohamed told the press the city council will seek public opinion to continue the programme on Friday mornings, which is the start of the weekend in the Maldives.
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