The President announced that an additional 85 hectares from Gulhi Falhu with a bridge connection and 50 hectares from Giraavaru Falhu would be reclaimed to resolve the housing crisis in the Malé region.

He made the remarks during the commencement ceremony of the Ras Malé land reclamation project today.

The President noted that the cumulative effort totalling 65,000 housing plots or flats would resolve the housing issue in the area.

In addition, the President emphasised that he plans to extend housing eligibility in the Malé region to residents from across the Maldives.