President briefed on “Addu Atoll Development Vision 2015”

Addu Atoll Committee briefed President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on the “Addu Atoll Development Vision 2015”, yesterday night.

The members of the committee gave President Gayoom information on the main categories of the project.

The Atoll Office, Chiefs of the islands, Atoll Development Committee, non-governmental associations and societies, officials of Government offices and the people of the atoll contributed numerous ideas for the compilation of the project.

During the meeting, the members of the committee presented President Gayoom with a copy of the vision.

President Gayoom thanked the committee members for taking the initiative to carry out such an important project and said that such projects are vital for the progress of the atoll. He further said that the Government had launched the “Vision 2020” so that Maldives could reach new heights of development. He also noted that the “Addu Atoll Development Vision 2015” was designed for the development of the entire atoll, and that it accentuated the “Vision 2020”.