Local Government Minister Adam Shareef Umar has revealed that the residents of HDh. Hirimaradhoo have requested to be relocated to Thulusdhoo island. The minister revealed the request in a social media post following a meeting with the Hirimaradhoo Council.
Hirimaradhoo is a sparsely populated island with the latest census showing a population of only 293 people.
The minister said the island’s council informed him that the residents have made the collective decision to relocate to another island, specifically to K. Thulusdhoo.
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has pledged to develop urban centers in five zones across the Maldives to offer modern services to the atolls. The President said that if the residents of small islands wish to move to such these urban centers, they will be given the opportunity.
