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Maldives Looks for External Expertise to Solve Traffic Congestion

Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Mohamed Ameen said overseas expertise will be sought to address traffic congestion in Malé, with a comprehensive audit, foreign-funded professional assistance, and recommendations to be submitted to the Cabinet and, if laws need changing, to Parliament. He cited more than 69,000 vehicles registered nationwide in the past five years, over 42,000 of them in Malé, and said vehicle registration has been slowed under the current administration.

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  1. Wed 3 Jan
    Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Mohamed Ameen spoke at a press conference on the ministry's milestones. on Wednesday, 3 January 2024 only Maldives Republic Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Mohamed Ameen speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, 3 January 2024.

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  • I think all of you will agree that we need to make some changes to the number of vehicles, whether four-wheeled or two-wheeled, which are currently being registered in the Malé area

    Mohamed Ameen, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • At this scale, if this trend continues like this the Malé area is going to just go beyond our control

    Mohamed Ameen, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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  • more than 69,000 vehicles registered nationwide in the past five years Maldives Republic more than 69,000 vehicles have been registered in the country within the past five years, with registrations in the Malé area alone exceeding 42,000.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • exceeding 42,000 vehicles registered in the Malé area Maldives Republic more than 69,000 vehicles have been registered in the country within the past five years, with registrations in the Malé area alone exceeding 42,000.

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • 40 days length of administration period reviewed at the press conference Maldives Republic Speaking at a press conference regarding the ministry’s milestones within the past 40 days since the Mohamed Muizzu administration took office

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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