President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said that a 4,000 unit housing project will commence that will provide three bedroom apartments for the rent price of MVR 6,000.

The President said this while speaking at Raajje TV’s “Fashaa Iru” program this morning. He said that the government will provide affordable housing for its people and added that the rent would cost MVR 5,000 to MVR 6,000.

President Solih said that people would no longer need to go begging for housing by the end of his five year presidency. While he has said this, the current government has taken the decision to alter the 7,000 unit housing project at Hulhumale’ Phase II started by former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom’s administration.

As such, some of the two bedroom apartments under the housing project will be constructed as three bedroom apartments under the new administration.