Minister of National Planning, Housing & Infrastructure Mohamed Aslam says all the islands in the country need not have paved roads.
He made the comments while answering questions at the Parliament today about the issues with the Kolamaafushi Road Development Project and was summoned to the floor on a request from MP for Villigilli Constituency Saud Hussain.
Minister Aslam said while habor development had been a trend in the past, the demand for paved roads on each island has risen now.
He said that the mindset to develop paved roads on each island is not smart.
The Minister said while some islands are so small that if a person on one side of the islands shouts, then the person on the other side can hear but still such islands are demanding paved roads.
Aslam said that the government had issued contracts to develop paved roads in 22 islands and had planned to award contracts for another 19 islands.
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