Afcons, the infrastructure arm of Shapoorji Pallonji group, has signed a contract for the largest-ever infrastructure project in Maldives. The $530-million project is funded by the Exim Bank of India under the Indian grant and Line of Credit (LOC).
It involves constructing the Male to Thilafushi Link project, popularly called Greater Male’ Connectivity Project (GMCP) over 32 months.
The project includes a 6.7 Km bridge and causeway network connecting Male, Villingili, Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi islands. According to the government of Maldives, the bridge will be “a national economic engine and lifeline” connecting Hulhumale, Hulhule and Male with the proposed Gulhifalhu Port and the Thilafushi Industrial Zone.
