Haa Dhaal Hanimaadhoo council on Thursday announced to lease 80,000 square feet of land from the tourism zone for long-term use.
A total of 12 plots of land will be rented out. They are four 10,000 square feet sites and eight 5,000 square feet sites.
The council announced the allocation of 10,000 square feet of land for 40 years. The 5,000 square feet plots will be leased for 30 years.
Earlier in December, 2022, the island council announced the leasing of seven 5,000 square feet of land in the tourism zone. That totals 35,000 square feet.
Hanimaadhoo, which has an area of about 305 hectares, has long been a tourist destination with an airport. The government has launched a major project to develop Hanimaadhoo Airport this year.
The government is developing the Hanimaadhoo Airport with a loan of USD 136 million or MVR 2 billion from the Indian government.
The government estimates that more than a million tourists will land at Hanimaadhoo Airport annually when the project is completed.
