Vice President Dr Mohamed Waheed this morning inaugurated the programme, jointly organised by Ministry of Human Resources, Youth and Sports and Swimming Association of the Maldives, to clean Malé swimming area.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at Malé swimming track, the Vice President spoke on the importance of keeping all public places clean.
He said cleaning community and public places was part of the Maldives’ history and culture. In this regard, he noted that development should not mean abandoning such activities that were ingrained in our society.
Rather, he said development was carrying forward such activities in a way they complement the development.
Maldives National Defence Force, Divers’ Association of the Maldives and swimmers of Swimming Association of the Maldives participated in the cleaning programme.
