Fushidhiggaru Lagoon Project Removed From 2024 Budget

The Parliament budget committee removed the MVR 400 million allocated for reclamation of the Fushidhiggaru Lagoon from the 2024 National Budget, voting by majority to approve the motion on Thursday. The project, originally budgeted at MVR 1.4 billion over three years, was to be the backbone of President Mohamed Muizzu's housing policy.

First reported 8 Dec 2023, 22:04

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The Parliament budget committee approved the 2024 National Budget without the MVR 400 million Fushidhiggaru Lagoon reclamation allocation, … on Thursday only Maldives Republic
The MVR 400 million allocated for the reclamation of the Fushidhiggaru Lagoon was omitted from the 2024 National Budget, which the Parliament budget committee approved on Thursday.
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Fushidhiggaru Lagoon Project Removed From 2024 Budget

MVR 400 million Fushidhiggaru Lagoon reclamation allocation omitted from 2024 budget

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MVR 400 million Fushidhiggaru Lagoon reclamation allocation omitted from 2024 budget Maldives Republic
The MVR 400 million allocated for the reclamation of the Fushidhiggaru Lagoon was omitted from the 2024 National Budget, which the Parliament budget committee approved on Thursday.
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MVR 1.4 billion Original total project allocation Maldives Republic
The project, as it was originally budgeted and planned, was to have been allocated MVR 1.4 billion, over the next three years, for the reclamation and related works.
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MVR 600 million Planned 2025 allocation Maldives Republic
MVR 400 million in 2024, MVR 600 million in 2025 and MVR 350 million in 2026
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MVR 350 million Planned 2026 allocation Maldives Republic
MVR 400 million in 2024, MVR 600 million in 2025 and MVR 350 million in 2026
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MVR 10 million Allocation for legal efforts to reclaim ocean territory Maldives Republic
while MVR 10 million had been allocated for the legal efforts to reclaim the part of the Maldive's ocean territory that had been allegedly "ceded" to Mauritius
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ITLOS decided on the delimitation of the disputed waters between the Maldives and Mauritius based on the principle of equidistance. In April 2023 Maldives Republic
In April 2023, the ITLOS decided on the delimitation of the disputed waters between the Maldives and Mauritius, based on the principle of equidistance
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International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)Ministry of Housing Mohamed Muizzu President Parliament Budget Committee

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Fushidhiggaru Project Removed From Budget to Prioritise Housing Projects in Malé Area: Budget Committee Chair11 Dec 2023

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