The Ministry of Defence and National Service has signed an agreement with a Chinese company to develop a 15-storey accommodation and logistics building at Kalhuthukkalaa Koshi, with the project scheduled for completion within two years.
The contract for the project was awarded to China’s Ro-Time Engineering & Technology Corporation Limited on a design-and-construction basis at a ceremony held at Bandaara Koshi on 2 November.
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Deputy Defence Minister Fathimath Mizna Ali signed the agreement on behalf of the ministry, while the company’s Managing Director, Zhou Weidong, signed on behalf of the contractor. Defence Minister Hassan Rasheed attended the ceremony.
Named the ‘Kalhuthukkalaa Koshi 15-Storey Integrated Accommodation and Logistics Building’, the project is intended to strengthen military operational capabilities and meet accommodation and logistical requirements.
The Ministry described it as the largest infrastructure development project in the history of the Maldivian military.
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu announced the project as a key military development initiative in his 2026 Presidential Address.
Chief of Defence Force Major General Ibrahim Hilmy, Vice Chief of Defence Force Brigadier General Ahmed Ghiyas, military general officers and senior ministry officials also attended the signing ceremony.
