Transport ministry revokes leased parking slots

The Transport Ministry has instructed the Male’ City Council to cancel all parking spaces that were once assigned for rent on the streets of Male’ city. This choice intends to make these areas available for public access.

Male’ City Mayor Adam Azim told Sun that the government has opted to convert all parking spaces once rented for cars into public areas. The Mayor stated that the Transport Ministry has officially informed the council of this decision.

Mayor Azim stated that all impacted parking spots will be classified as public areas starting from the last week of this month. He mentioned that the decision by the government was taken after consultation with the Attorney General.

The leasing of parking spots from the streets of Male’ city began during President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu’s time as the Mayor of Male’ city. At present, parking spaces are leased for MVR 1,500 for private vehicles and MVR 700 for taxis.