Thinadhoo City Council owed over MVR 45M in unpaid dues

Thinadhoo City Council on Sunday revealed that various parties, including North Thinadhoo MP Saudulla Hilmy from ruling PNC, owe the council more than MVR 45 million.

In a public announcement on Sunday, the Thinadhoo City Council stated that a total of MVR 45,804,913.86 remained outstanding as of the end of last month. The amount includes unpaid land rent and other miscellaneous dues.

The council has urged all parties with outstanding land rent to make their payments regularly each month. The announcement further noted that the council has initiated legal proceedings to recover overdue rent and is taking necessary legal action concerning the respective plots of land.

According to detailed information released by the council alongside the announcement, Saudhulla's company, Swift Engineering, owes MVR 81,000 in land rent and an additional MVR 351,789.04 in fines.

Additionally, Saudhulla's MIMS Construction has outstanding land rent of MVR 41,520 and fines totaling MVR 43,939.73. These figures represent unpaid dues and penalties accumulated between October 2019 and October this year.

The records also indicate that, for the period from August 2023 to June 12, 2025, Saudhulla owes MVR 115,000 in rent and MVR 318,155.10 in fines. Consequently, the total amount owed to the Thinadhoo City Council by Saudhulla and his affiliated companies stands at MVR 951,403.87.

The council's data further revealed that state-owned Maldives Gas owes MVR 6,481,923.08 in land rent and fines. Other significant debtors include DMN Hardware, which owes MVR 7,119,559.12, Azrova Maldives, with outstanding dues of MVR 4,063,290.41, and Aqua Line, which owes MVR 13,716,225.97.

The information released by the council highlights that some parties have failed to consistently pay rent and associated fines since 2017.

Responding to an inquiry from Sun, Thinadhoo Mayor Saud Ali stated that the council is currently preparing to take major cases to court to recover the outstanding funds.