Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has reported that 115 hectares of land have been reclaimed at Giraavaru Falhu, representing 68.8 percent of the planned 167.15 hectares.
The update was released on 4 November. The Queen of the Netherlands dredger continues to play a central role in the work. A further 52.15 hectares remain to be reclaimed.
The project is intended to ease housing shortages in the Greater Malé region. Under the revised land-use plan, more than 4,000 residential plots are to be allocated at the site.
Reclamation under MACL began in late January 2026. The company was assigned to reclaim additional hectares during the project's second phase. MACL has also established a subsidiary, Peninsula Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, to undertake reclamation and construction projects.
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has previously said he expected the reclamation to be completed before the end of 2026. Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development Dr Ali Haidar Ahmed has noted that registration and handover of plots would begin once reclamation is finished.
The site forms part of broader government efforts to expand available land for residential use near the capital. Progress has accelerated with the deployment of large dredgers.
MACL has published aerial images showing the expanding landmass and the dredger operating offshore. The company continues to update the public on the percentage of work completed.
