The Ministry of Economic Development has taken over authorising the annual night market from the opposition-dominated Malé City Council.
The ministry announced today that permission or approval for holding carnivals, fun fairs, promotional fairs, and night markets should henceforth be sought from the ministry.
Application forms would be available from the ministry’s website.
The move follows the cabinet’s decision to take over maintenance of the capital’s roads from the city council.
Earlier this week, the housing ministry signed an agreement with the Maldives Road Development Corporation (MRDC) for maintenance of drains of the capital’s roads and resolve persistence flooding during heavy rain.
The project involves cleaning the pavement drains as well as cleaning and repairing water pipes.
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party-majority city council has been at loggerheads with the executive since the controversial transfer of presidential power in February 2012.
Earlier this year, the Anti-Corruption Commission alleged corruption in the awarding of a contract by the city council to Go Media for the organisation of the annual night market.
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