ADDU TOURISM ZONE

Feb. 4, 2020

India and Maldives signed five MoUs for establishing the Addu Tourism zone in five islands of Addu atoll at a cost of 2.49 million dollars. A 6th MoU to set up a bottled water plant in Hoarafushi was also signed.

About:

Addu Atoll, also known as Seenu Atoll, is the southernmost atoll of the Maldives.
Administratively, Addu Atoll is the location of Addu City, one of the two cities of the Maldives. Addu City consists of the inhabited areas of Addu Atoll, namely the natural islands of Hulhudhoo, Meedhoo, Maradhoo, Feydhoo, and Hithadhoo.
Addu Atoll, together with Fuvahmulah, extend the Maldives into the Southern Hemisphere.

Source : All India Radio

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