President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has announced that land reclamation works at Giraavaru Falhu have officially commenced.

In a post shared on his official X account on Friday, the President said reclamation activities began on Friday morning.

The President had earlier announced, at the completion of Hulhumalé Phase III, that Giraavaru Falhu would be the next reclamation project.

The reclamation works are being carried out using the trailing suction hopper dredger TSHD Oranje, one of the largest dredgers deployed in the Maldives. A total of 169 hectares of land is planned to be reclaimed at Giraavaru Falhu. Of this, 56 hectares had already been reclaimed previously, leaving 113 hectares to be completed under the current phase.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Infrastructure is proceeding with a re-draw for land allocations following revisions to the Giraavaru Falhu land use plan.

The re-draw is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 31 January 2026, at 9:30 am at the Social Centre.