Infrastructure Ministry reiterates vessel access ban at MNDF jetty after waterfront redevelopment

Vessels will not be allowed to approach the jetty on the newly renovated Boduthakurufaanu Magu waterfront between the Police Headquarters and the Dhoshimeynaa Building.

The Infrastructure Ministry has reminded owners of public and private vessels that they must not enter or dock at the jetty area located between the Police Headquarters and the Dhoshimeynaa Building. The waterfront stretch, from Shaheed Hussain Adam Building to Dhoshimeynaa Building, is designated exclusively for the operations of the Ministry of Defence. MNDF Coast Guard vessels and dinghies are typically stationed in this zone.

The area was previously closed as part of the Government’s road-modernisation works, which included widening the outer ring road and reclaiming a portion of the harbour. Although the road section has since reopened, the jetty itself remains restricted due to its use by MNDF assets.

މާލޭ އުތުރު ފަރާތު ބޮޑުތަކުރުފާނު މަގު ތަރައްޤީކުރުމުގެ މަޝްރޫޢުގެ ދަށުން އެ ސަރަޙައްދުގައި ތަރައްޤީކޮށްފައިވާ އެއްގަމު ތޮށި ބޭނުން ކުރުމާ ގުޅޭ

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— Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Dev. (@MIHUDmv) August 4, 2026

In a notice published in the Gazette on Tuesday evening, the Infrastructure Ministry reiterated that the jetty is reserved solely for Defence purposes. According to the notice, no vessel other than those belonging to the MNDF is permitted to approach, enter, or dock at the specified jetty area from Tuesday onward.

The final section of the redeveloped waterfront road was completed after the harbour reclamation works and officially opened on the 24th of last month.