President: Handover of land from Giraavaru Falhu will commence in June

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu announced on Saturday that the handover of land plots from Giraavaru Falhu will begin in June.

In a post on X on Saturday, President Muizzu shared a photo of the progress on the land reclamation project in Giraavaru Falhu.

He said the reclamation works have been ongoing non-stop, on a daily basis.

“In Sha Allah, [the reclamation works] will be completely done in April, surveys done, and the handover of plots will begin in June,” he wrote.

ގިރާވަރުފަޅު ބިން ހިއްކުން މިހާރު ގޮަސްފައިވާ ހިސާބު. ކޮންމެ ދުވަހަކުވެސް ބިން ހިއްކުމުގެ މަސައްކަތް ދަނީ ކުރިޔަށް. އިރާދަކުރެއްވިއްޔާ އޭޕްރިލް މަހު އެއްކޮށް ނިމި، ސަރވޭ ކޮށް ނިންމާ ޖޫން މަހު ގޯތިތައް ހަވާލުކުރުމުގެ މަސައްކަތް ފެށޭނެ. pic.twitter.com/udwfTQN9H5

— Dr Mohamed Muizzu (@MMuizzu) March 21, 2026

Thousands from Male’ were promised land from Giraavaru Falhu, Gulhifalhu and Hulhumale’ under the ‘Binveriya’ housing scheme rolled out by the administration of former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.

160 hectors of land are set to be reclaimed from Giraavaru Falhu. The project had stalled at 54 hectors, before resuming again in January.