Govt to announce land, flat recipients ahead of Eid holidays
Earlier, the housing ministry had said that around 36,000 applications had been received for the two schemes.
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Ahmed Mizyal
Housing ministry announced on Wednesday that recipients of land and flats in Male under the Binnveriyaa and Gedhoruveriyaa schemes will be announced this month ahead of the coming Eid holidays.
The Binnveriyaa scheme is designed to allot land from Male for natives of the capital city. The Gedhoruveriyaa scheme is meant to provide flats to natives as well as residents who have lived in Male for over 15 years.
State housing minister Akram Kamaluddin told Atoll Times that the final process of finalising the list of beneficiaries is already underway.
"As president [Ibrahim Mohamed] Solih said, we will make public the list of people who will get land and flats this month. Both lists will be announced together," he said.
The government will remain closed from Friday, July 23 to Saturday, July 1 for Eid al-Adha holidays.
Earlier, the housing ministry had said that around 36,000 applications had been received for the two schemes:
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For land – 15,164 applicants
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Three-bedroom apartments - 14,489 applicants
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Two-bedroom apartments - 6,208 applicants
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Total - 35,861 applicants
Under the Binveriyaa scheme, the land will be allotted by reclaiming Hulhumale and Gulhifalhu as well as Giraavaru lagoon. The total size of the land earmarked for allotment under the scheme is 3.7 million sqft. According to the ministry, the number of plots to be allotted will be decided based on the size of the plot to be allotted to individual applications selected for allotment.
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The minimum size of the plot available for an application is 1,250 sqft
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For joint applications, each additional participant will be assigned an additional 400 sqft
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If more than seven people participate in the joint application, the total size will be capped at 4,000 sqft
State-run Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation (FDC) plans to build 4,000 housing units in Hulhumale Phase II under the Gedhoruveriyaa scheme. All the housing units will be completed by 2024, the housing ministry had earlier said.
The 4,000 housing units are being constructed through Indian loans and by two Indian companies.
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India's JMC Projects has been awarded 2,000 units at a cost of USD 137 million
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India's NBCC has been awarded USD 130 million to build the remaining 2,000 units
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These units will be developed as 17 or 18-storey towers
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32 towers to be constructed; each tower will have 128 apartments
These housing units include:
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1,200 two-bedroom apartments; 650 sqft in each apartment
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2,800 three-bedroom apartments; 900 sqft in each apartment
