Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) says Dhuvaafaru land reclamation project will commence soon. Thus they have sent Mahaa Jarraafu to Dhuvaafaru.

Under this project, reclamation of 22.2 hectares of land, Dhuvaafaru beach protection and a 423 meter revetment will be built.

Mahaa Jarraafu has the ability to mine from as deep as 50 meters. In it’s length it has 90 metters and can load 3700 cubic meters of sand at a time.

In addition to Maldives, MTCC is planning to use Mahaa Jarraafu in reclamation projects of other countries as well.

Although there were foreign personnel who were operating Mahaa Jarraafu when it was first brought to Maldives, at the moment there are only Maldivian personnel operating it.

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