The Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources and the Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Development have held discussions on expediting ongoing projects under the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).
Relevant senior officials from both ministries participated in the meeting held yesterday at the Fisheries Ministry.
During the meeting, the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources informed that some projects ongoing under the Saudi Fund will be awarded later this month. They also stated that the ice plant projects in Sh. Funadhoo, Dh. Meedhoo, and Dh. Bandidhoo would be handed over to the contractor yesterday. In addition, information regarding the fish storage factories being built in various regions of the Maldives was also shared.
Officials from the Fisheries Ministry noted that the biggest challenge faced in project evaluation is the lack of an engineer related to the field.
In this meeting, officials from the Ministry of Housing, Land and Urban Development requested the sharing of the latest information on the projects included in this year's PSIP. They also requested to share the difficulties faced in implementing the projects. Furthermore, they assured their full cooperation in implementing the projects.