Research on second phase of regional development program to be completed in November

MALE, July 10 (HNS) -- The Ministry of Atolls Administration said that the study on the second phase of the regional development project will be completed in November. The Ministry said a team from the Asian Development Bank has visited Maldives and processed information from some islands for the project that is targeted for the 13 islands -- which were not included in the first phase of the regional development project. The regional development project that has been formulated under the "effaskurun policy" (which involves shifting people from disadvantaged islands to more opportune islands), the team has visited Fonadhoo and Gan island of Laamu atoll. The team will also visit Naifaru island of Lhaviyani atoll. In addition to visiting these islands, the research team had visited Kulhudhuffushi island of Haa Dhaalu atoll to observer the work of phase one of the regional development project. When the work of the first phase of the project is completed this year, development resources will be established in these islands.