The GMCP project is considered as the economic lifeline for the Maldives and will provide a major boost to connectivity between the four islands accounting for about half of the Maldivian population
India is linking up with the Maldives with an uber connectivity project. It is to sign the largest-ever infrastructure project in the Maldives.
The Greater Male Connectivity Project (GMCP) will be developed by Maharashtra-based construction and engineering company Afcons, which will sign an agreement with the government of Maldives.
It is being built on the request of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and foreign minister Abdulla Shahid during the visit of external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar to Maldives in September 2019.
The 6.74 km long bridge and causeway link will connect Maldives’ capital Male with adjoining islands of Villingli, Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi.
The country is comprised of 1192 islands that stretch along a length of 871 kilometers. The islands are grouped into a double chain of 26 atolls
The project has been funded under Indian grant of $100 million and line of credit of $400 million and will be bigger than the one built by China.
The signing ceremony will be attended by foreign secretary Harsh Shringla, Indian ambassador Sunjay Sudhir and four Maldivian ministers.
The GMCP project is considered as the economic lifeline for the Maldives and will provide a major boost to connectivity between the four islands accounting for about half of the Maldivian population.
The Maldives is a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean, that spans across the equator. The country is comprised of 1192 islands that stretch along a length of 871 kilometers. The islands are grouped into a double chain of 26 atolls.
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