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Government Begins Programme to Remove Old Vehicles From Malé Streets

The Maldives administration began a programme on Saturday to remove old, out-of-service vehicles left on the streets of Malé, carried out with the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Maldives Police Service and the Malé City Council. The first phase, launched at the Malé Industrial Village area, is scheduled to continue until 3 March and will remove old vehicles parked on the streets.

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What happened

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  1. Sat 17 Feb
    The administration began the disposal of old, out-of-service vehicles left on the streets of Malé. on Saturday only Maldives Republic The administration, on Saturday, began the disposal of old, out-of-service, vehicles that have been left on the streets of Malé.

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Who said what

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  • Vehicles are parked in a way that is inconvenient to the people without following rules.

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

  • I also ask the people to remove their old vehicles. I don’t want any citizen to be inconvenienced by the actions taken by the police.

    Ali Shujau, Commissioner of Police Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • Some households have 200 cars registered. We are talking about 1,000 square feet of land.

    Adam Azim, Mayor Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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Figures in these reports

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  • 200 cars cars registered in some households Maldives Republic “Some households have 200 cars registered. We are talking about 1,000 square feet of land,” Azim said.

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

  • 1,000 square feet land area cited by the mayor Maldives Republic “Some households have 200 cars registered. We are talking about 1,000 square feet of land,” Azim said.

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

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  • The first phase of the programme will remove old vehicles parked on the streets. scheduled to continue until 3 March Maldives Republic The first phase of the programme, which is scheduled to continue until 3 March, will remove old vehicles parked on the streets.

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

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