Flats to all eligible applicants by end of next term, says pres
The FDC has already said that one of the towers will be occupied before the end of this year.
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All the eligible applicants on the provisional list of flat recipients under the government's Gedhoruveriya scheme will receive flats before the end of the second term, President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih said on Tuesday.
The president made the remarks in GDh. Hoadedhdhoo, speaking to supporters during his campaign tour in the island.
"The flat list has been announced today. It includes more than 13,000 eligible people," he said.
"Hopefully, we will build and hand over flats to each of them within the next five years”.
Housing ministry on Tuesday released the provisional list of eligible flat applicants under the Gedhoruveriya scheme, with plans to provide flats to all eligible applicants.
A total of 20,697 applicants had applied for flats under the Gedhoruveriya scheme, out of which more than 15,000 people have been deemed eligible for over 13,000 flats.
State-run Fahi Dhiriulhun Corporation (FDC), which implements government's housing projects, is already building 4,000 housing units in Hulhumale Phase II under the Gedhoruveriya scheme. All the housing units will be completed in 2025, 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
