Friday 27 Mar 2026
Dredgers are used to reclaim land in Giraavaru Falhu. (Photo/X/President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu).
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has confirmed that the handover of land plots from the Giraavaru Falhu reclamation project will begin in June. Following recent acceleration in daily work, the reclamation phase is expected to reach completion by April. Subsequent to this, land surveys will be conducted to finalize the allocation process. This project, which involves reclaiming 160 hectares of land, remains a critical component of the Binveriya housing scheme initiated by the previous administration. Despite experiencing a temporary stall at 54 hectares, the project resumed in January and is currently progressing steadily toward the stated distribution timeline.
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.
