completed. The Chinese team arrived in the Maldives on the 3rd of this month to survey the roads in Male’ and Vilimale’. The team began the work of assessing the condition of roads in Male’ and Vilimale’ and collecting important information for the survey on the 5th of this month. This work has continued until today.
The Ministry of Construction and Infrastructure said that while the practical work of rebuilding roads in Male’ and Vilimale’ has now begun, after a series of meetings with important stakeholders, the experts assembled by the Chinese government have completed the work of assessing the condition of the roads. During this period, the team has conducted the feasibility study of Male’ and Vilimale’ roads together with the technical team of the ministry.
The next phase of this project will be the design phase. The ministry has not yet revealed a date for when this will begin. The work of rebuilding all the roads in Male’ is being carried out under a grant aid from the Chinese government. This project is being implemented under the 130 million dollar grant aid decided to be provided under the agreements signed with that country.
While the roads in Male’ are severely damaged and potholed, they become heavily flooded as soon as it rains. According to President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, once China completes rebuilding the roads to modern standards, a solution will also be found for the flooding issue.
