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Minister Muththalib’s Remarks on Gulhifalhu Agreement Elicit Criticism, Ignite Calls for Corruption Probe
Minister of Construction and Infrastructure Dr. Abdulla Muththalib criticised the Gulhifalhu reclamation agreement as detrimental to the state, drawing a challenge from former official Akram Kamaluddin and calls from former Prosecutor General Ahmed Muizzu for an Anti-Corruption Commission investigation. The Supreme Court overturned a High Court stay order that had suspended the reclamation work, after the project was awarded without bidding in 2019 for 65 hectares, later expanded by the current administration.
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Thu 17 OctThe Gulhifalhu reclamation project was awarded without bidding to Royal Boskalis and Van Oord.17 October 2019only Maldives RepublicThe project, which aims to reclaim 65 hectares of land from Gulhifalhu, was awarded without bidding to Royal Boskalis and Van Oord from the Netherlands on 17 October 2019.
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Those attributing the actions of the [Muizzu] administration to ulterior motives are the very individuals who signed an agreement that, by its nature, is detrimental to the state. Individuals truly vested in the nation’s welfare would not …
You [Muththalib] have refrained from disclosing these purported detrimental effects, leading to potential public misconceptions. The absence of any mention of these effects suggests that there is no such harm to be found. I urge you to rev…
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65 hectaresland to be reclaimed at GulhifalhuMaldives RepublicThe project, which aims to reclaim 65 hectares of land from Gulhifalhu, was awarded without bidding to Royal Boskalis and Van Oord from the Netherlands on 17 October 2019.
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85 hectaresadditional land added to project parametersMaldives RepublicThe current administration has since revised the project parameters to add another 85 hectares and an additional 150 hectares in a second phase.
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150 hectaresland in second phaseMaldives RepublicThe current administration has since revised the project parameters to add another 85 hectares and an additional 150 hectares in a second phase.
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Earlier reports gaveanother 150 hectares15 Feb 2024, 18:10Maldives Republic
US$300,000daily cost of project stoppageMaldives RepublicKamaluddin, who served as the State Minister for Housing in the Solih administration, confirmed that a delay or stoppage of work would incur a cost of US$300,000 each day the stoppage was in effect.
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Attorney General Ahmed Usham filed an appeal and the Supreme Court overturned the High Court's interim order suspending reclamation work.Maldives RepublicThe Supreme Court overturned the High Court’s interim order to suspend reclamation work after Attorney General (AG) Ahmed Usham filed an appeal.
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