Land reclamation at Giraavaru Falhu has resumed after a five-month pause, with 115 hectares or 68.8 percent of the planned 167.15-hectare project now complete.
Maldives Airports Company Limited is managing the work, supported by a MVR 650.7 million government loan. The dredger Queen of the Netherlands continues to play a central role in accelerating the operation. Officials have not yet announced a final completion date for the housing site.
The project is intended to provide residential plots under the Binveriyaa housing scheme. Under a revised land-use plan, authorities plan to issue 4,072 plots once reclamation is finished. Work originally stalled under the previous administration and was restarted by MACL in January this year before pausing again.
President Muizzu has previously inspected the site and expressed confidence that reclamation can be completed before the end of 2026.