Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Aishath Nahula has said action will be taken against illegally registered vehicles. She made the statement at a time when the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation nullified hundreds of illegal vehicle registries in Male' City.
In a tweet, Minister Nahula said an audit is being conducted to strengthen the work of the transport ministry. She said the zero tolerance for corruption is a pledge made by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, adding that she will take every necessary step to prevent such acts.
Some of the issues identified by the ministry include a large number of vehicles being registered under the same garages. However, the ministry has made changes to the regulations which capped the number of vehicles that can be parked in one garage.
Traffic congestion is a major problem in the Greater Male’ Region. Over 80,000 vehicles have been registered in Male', of which 4,500 are cars.