Terms of reference: Stormwater management master plans for Malé and Hulhumalé (MUDRP)

In plain terms

Describes Malé’s drainage: about 60 km of gutters with soak pits every 6 m, 57 km of block paving, 15 pumping stations (2014–2018), typical flood depths of 0.40 m, sealing of soak pits and the end of rooftop rainwater harvesting. Undated, about 2019.

Type

IFI / multilateral report

Issued by

Ministry of Finance (World Bank-funded Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project)

Archived

22 Oct 2026

Coverage citing this document

Business & Infrastructure

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