Government to restart construction of 300 flats for MNDF officers
18 Aug 2013, 1:10 PM
Neil Merrett
President Dr Mohamed Waheed has announced that work is to restart on a project to construct 300 flats for Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) officers and their families.
Dr Waheed said Thursday (August 15) that the government had previously failed to provide enough attention to the welfare of MNDF officers, who also required rights as Maldivian citizens, according to the President’s Office website.
President Waheed said the 300 flats being provided to officers were expected to be completed by next year, adding that his government would work to ensure the project faced no further delays or suspensions.
He also denied that the flats were being provided to officers “as a favour from those in power”, stating that the housing was being given as a duty of the government.
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