Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has confirmed that 37 hectares of land have now been successfully dredged in the Hulhumale’ Phase Three land reclamation project.
MACL said the completed work represents approximately 74.6 percent of the allocated area for dredging. The company further stated that the dredging works are expected to be completed within the next one and half months.
The government-contracted project, awarded to Sri Lanka’s Capital Marine and Civil Construction (CMC), resumed on 10 November after several pauses following its initial commencement in October 2023.
The government has deployed two large dredgers to accelerate ongoing dredging works, each with the capacity to carry up to 22,000 cubic metres of sand at a time. The dredging operations commenced on 28 November, utilising a trailing suction hopper dredger operated by Boskalis.
Officials said the introduction of the two high-capacity dredgers is intended to expedite progress and ensure the timely completion of the project.
Following the reclamation of Hulhumale’ Phase III, the dredging vessels will be utilized to reclaim Gulhifalhu as part of the project to solve the housing issue in Greater Male’ region.