The distribution of coconut, onions and watermelon donated to the public by business magnate Ahmed Moosa's (Uchchu) Champa Brothers company will begin tonight, the Male' city council said.
The city council said in an announcement today that coconut, onion and watermelon from Champa Brothers will be handed out from the general services section at Thaisey Koshi in Male'. It will also be available from the Umar Zahir building in Hulhumale', the council said.
The donations will be available for collection between 9 pm and 12 am on Wednesday and Thursday night, according to the city council announcement.
Champa Brothers decided to distribute 50,000 coconuts, 50 tons of watermelon and 10 tons of onions.
The city council reminded the public to bring national ID cards to collect the coconut, onion and watermelon.
The council has also set up six stations in the Male' region to distribute bags of flour and rice from the government.
The council has decided to carry out the distribution only at night time as the public was facing difficulties due to the warm weather during daytime, Aminath Shathfa, the council's media coordinator, said in a message sent to the media today.
The distribution will take place between 9 pm to 12 am in collaboration with the State Trading Organization, the council said.
The government decided to provide the free staples at a rate of 10kg of wheat flour imported from Sri Lanka and 10kg of basmati rice from India per each inhabited household.
The staples will be distributed based on a household's electricity meter number and the person who goes to collect the bags must show an ID card, passport or driving license.
