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President tours ongoing Addu road development project

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has toured the ongoing road development project in Addi as part of the current visit to the city. He visited the area to inspect the progress of the road development project and met with the staff carrying out the work.

The Addu road development project is being funded by the USD800 million line of credit provided by EXIM Bank of India. President Solih officially launched the fieldwork in March. The project, worth USD77 million, is overseen by India-based Afcons Infrastructure Limited. The project will modernise a total of 207km of roads from connected wards of the city.

The new roads have been designed to resolve the issue of flooding, with stormwater drainage systems being installed in Hithadhoo, Maradhoo, Maradhoo-Feydhoo, Hulhudhoo, and Meedhoo. The project would see the installation of 103km of stormwater drainage systems. A total of 107km of roads are set to be constructed across Addu which includes Hithadhoo, Maradhoo, Maradhoo Feydhoo, Hulhudhoo, and Meedhoo. Additionally, 40km of the road would be built with tar and bricks and 67km of the road would be built by using a cement-stabilised base layer.