JMC Projects (India) inks airport deal with Maldives

28 Sep 2022 CW Team

A contract for the Maldives Hanimaadhoo International Airport Development Project was signed between the Government of Maldives and JMC Projects (India) this week.

It is the Maldives’ first major infrastructure project undertaken outside Greater Male region and is funded under the $800 million concessional line of credit extended by India to the Maldives. The total contract value is around $136 million.

The scope of the project includes major infrastructure and operational upgrade on the airside, landside and building infrastructure to meet the growth of traffic to the Maldives in general, and the northern region of Maldives in particular. The project will see the construction of a new 2.46 km runway and a terminal with a capacity of 1.3 million passengers per annum. Facilities will also be established to further expand international flights.

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