Muizzu’s Underwater Tunnel Dream Stalls as Minister Admits Technology ‘Not There Yet’

President Mohamed Muizzu's proposal to connect Malé with Ras Malé via a 20-kilometer underwater tunnel faces feasibility issues as Construction Minister Abdulla Muththalib admits global technology is not advanced enough. The project, announced on 22 January, has been compared to JFK's moon mission by Muththalib. Additionally, the Ras Malé land reclamation project, inaugurated last December, is severely behind schedule: only 8 hectares reclaimed of a 1,153-hectare target, less than 1% completion in nearly a year.

President Mohamed Muizzu's proposal to connect Malé with Ras Malé via a 20-kilometer underwater tunnel faces feasibility issues as Construction Minister Abdulla Muththalib admits global technology is not advanced enough. The project, announced on 22 January, has been compared to JFK's moon mission by Muththalib. Additionally, the Ras Malé land reclamation project, inaugurated last December, is severely behind schedule: only 8 hectares reclaimed of a 1,153-hectare target, less than 1% completion in nearly a year.

President Mohamed Muizzu's proposal to connect Malé with Ras Malé via a 20-kilometer underwater tunnel faces feasibility issues as Construction Minister Abdulla Muththalib admits global technology is not advanced enough. The project, announced on 22 January, has been compared to JFK's moon mission by Muththalib. Additionally, the Ras Malé land reclamation project, inaugurated last December, is severely behind schedule: only 8 hectares reclaimed of a 1,153-hectare target, less than 1% completion in nearly a year.

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