Xinhua
27 Nov 2021, 21:48 GMT+10
MALE, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The once drab island of Hulumale, near the Maldivian capital city of Male, is now a riot of color. Adding to the beauty of the deep blue sea, a high-rise residential complex painted in red, yellow, blue, green, and purple has come up dominating the skyline.
Known locally as Hiyaa Flats, the complex has 16 buildings with a total of 7,000 housing units built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) South Asia.
Hiyaa Flats is not only the largest social housing project to date in the history of the Maldives, but also a real boon for the ordinary families in the Maldives. Although the Maldives has a population of just over half a million, housing shortages and high rents have plagued the people of Male, the world's most densely populated capital.
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