#EhbasveDhebasvamaa | The Malé Traffic Crisis & Planning Failures | Hussain Ziyath

Welcome to Episode 31 of Ehbasve Dhebasvamaa. Today, hosts Naaif Ahmed and Hiriga Ahmed Zahir tackle the daily nightmare of Malé’s urban gridlock.We are joined by Hussain Ziyath, Urbanist and President of the Association of Maldivian Planners, to analyse the physical and economic carrying capacity of the capital. We dive deep into the statistics and policies driving the congestion, analysing everything from time and fuel wasted in traffic to the controversial "garage letter" system. Has Malé officially exceeded its capacity, or is this just decades of terrible traffic management?In this full episode, we discuss:-The transition of Malé from a walking city to a heavily motorised urban centre.-The economic cost of congestion, including lost time and logistics impacts.-Whether public transport like RTL buses can solve gridlock without strict limits on car imports.-Decentralisation vs. the continuous expansion of the Greater Malé Region.Subscribe to Dhauru News for weekly unfiltered analysis and deep dives into the stories shaping the Maldives.