Male natives plot draw on Tues; all registry handover by Nov 11
Akram said the draw will be held on Tuesday at the national football stadium, Male.
By
Ahmed Sadhoof Moosa
Housing ministry on Sunday released the final list of free land recipients under the government's Binveriya scheme, with the draw for allocating the plot be held on Tuesday and registry handover to be complete by November 11.
The ministry held a press conference at the President's Office on Sunday evening to release the final list of land recipients. The meeting also provided details on how to determine the location of the land and how to hand over the land.
State housing minister Akram Kamaluddin said 18,955 people will get land on the final list. Explaining it, he said:
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97% of eligible people will get land; This is an increase of 8,641 people compared to the provisional list
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684 eligible people are not given land in the first round; They are 18-25 years old who live single without children
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2068 people under the age of 25 have received land through joint applications
"We will hold a draw to determine the location of the land among the beneficiaries on Tuesday. From the evening of the same day, we will start allocating and handing over the land to the beneficiaries from Hulhumale," Akram said.
Akram also said the draw will be held on Tuesday at the national football stadium, Male. After the draw, the permanent registration of the land will be handed over to everyone before November 11, Akram said.
The draw will be held to determine the recipients of the 1,351 plots of land in Hulhumale.
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20 plots for applications of more than 8 people
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31 lots for applications of 7 people
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60 plots for applications of 6 people
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100 plots for applications of 5 people
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180 plots for 4 person applications
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370 plots for 3 person applications
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340 plots for 2 person applications
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250 plots for one’s applications
Akram said the land will be given to those who receive land from the reclaimed area of Gulhifalhu very soon. The Housing Ministry said 684 people will receive land later due to lack of land.
In July, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced that the administration plans to allocate 2,000 housing plots in Gulhifalhu while reserving another 2,000 for the housing scheme in Giraavarufalhu.
Land reclamation in Giraavarufalhu is underway and has already reclaimed 20 hectares of land.
The Binveriya scheme, which is reserved for Male natives, also includes allocating 2,200 plots in Hulhumale, bringing the total number of land plots granted under the plan to 6,200.
President Solih has also announced that the administration is exploring ways to increase the availability of land for residential purposes.
