Muizzu administration unveils projects initiated in Addu during Solih administration

The incumbent administration of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has unveiled the development projects initiated in southernmost Addu City during the administration of former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

A special ceremony was held in the southernmost city on Sunday to mark the completion of the projects, as part of India’s Minister of External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s recent brief official visit to the island nation at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moosa Zameer.

The projects that have been successfully wrapped up include the shore protection and land reclamation project in the city, as well as the inauguration of the four-lane detour link road around Hankede, connecting Hithadhoo and Maradhoo districts.

The former ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) revealed that this was an important path in their efforts to take the city’s economy to greater heights.

This was an important initiative of the MDP administration as part of the development projects of Addu City.

Both projects were funded under the USD 800 million grant received during former president Solih's administration under the Exim Bank of India's Line of Credit facility.

As part of the land reclamation project in Addu funded by the government of India, 184 hectares of land were reclaimed at a cost of USD 80 million.

Speaking at the unveiling ceremony to mark the completion of projects, Jaishankar highlighted that India would have invested USD 220 million in Addu city over the course of the past few years.

Further, Jaishankar noted that the land reclamation project in Addu was carried out for the development of tourism in the city and for their overall economic development.

In addition to the projects that were wrapped up and unveiled on Sunday, the National College of Policing and Law Enforcement Studies (NCPLE) was established in Addu City under a USD 30 million grant from the government of India.

Following the conclusion of his brief three-day visit which he began on Friday, Jaishankar departed from the Maldives on Sunday.