How does it feel to think about a new city floating in the heart of the Indian Ocean? It feels like something out of the world that we never experienced before. Well, now we can spend our days in a city rising from the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is already one of the most iconic beach destinations globally and tourists from all around the world dream of visiting this place at least once in their lifetime. With the existing luxurious and exciting things about the Maldives, the country will soon have a floating city.
Why Is Maldives Getting A Floating City?
It is believed that 80% of Maldives will slowly drown underwater by the end of 2050. With global warming and climate change, the entire world is changing and the consequences are similar for the Maldives as well. A floating city will not be affected by the increase in water levels. And this is the reason why the Maldives will soon get one in the Indian Ocean. The name of the project of building this is ‘Maldives Floating City’ and it will take time till 2027 to finish the project.
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This exciting city is being built at a distance of 10 minutes from Male. It will have the capacity to accommodate 20000 people at once. This city will be just like any other bustling lively place with houses, sewage treatment, shops, restaurants, and schools too. According to reports, people can start moving here and settle down by early 2024. The Government of Maldives is working with Dutch Docklands to build this floating city. A primary focus of the city will be preserving the marine ecosystem. They are going to attach artificial coral banks of glass foam to increase coral growth.
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How Will This City Run?
The city will function with some innovative technologies and they are building the city to be self-sufficient. Their vision is to create a floating city in the middle of the Indian Ocean that runs just like the cities on land. Solar energy is going to be a primary resource to run this place. Air conditioners are a necessity these days. For the residents of this city, they will use deep water sea cooling instead of an AC. For sewage management, after the sewage is treated it will be used as manure for trees and plants.
First Published: July 01, 2022 1:09 PM