Dredging resumes at Giraavaru Falhu after temporary halt
Dredging is being carried out using the trailing suction hopper dredger Orangeia, which has a capacity to hold up to 22,000 cubic metres of sand per load.
Dredging work at Giraavaru Falhu resumed on Friday morning following a temporary halt.
The resumption of dredging was announced by President Mohamed Muizzu in a post on X earlier on Friday.
Dredging is being carried out using the trailing suction hopper dredger Orangeia, which has a capacity to hold up to 22,000 cubic metres of sand per load.
The project involves the dredging of a total area of 169 hectares. Prior to the suspension of works, 56 hectares had been dredged. The remaining 113 hectares are yet to be completed.
The land use plan for Giraavaru Falhu has also been revised, and a new land allocation draw is scheduled to take place on Saturday.
Under the revised plan, the number of plots has been reduced by 610 from the previously announced allocation. The updated land use plan provides for a total of 4,072 plots.
The allocation under the revised plan includes 2,603 plots measuring 1,250 square feet, 1,214 plots measuring 1,650 square feet, 254 plots measuring 2,050 square feet, and one plot measuring 2,450 square feet.
