Turkey experts to arrive next week to fix Salman Mosque ACs

Islamic Ministry, on Friday, has revealed that experts from Turkey will arrive in the Maldives next week to fix the broken ACs in King Salman Mosque.

Months have passed since three AC units out of the four installed on two floors at Salman Mosque allotted congregational prayers broke.

While the ACs remain unfixed – many individuals who attended the Friday prayer at the mosque this afternoon also complained about the issue.

Islamic Ministry’s Spokesperson Ismail Afraah told Sun on Friday that a technical team from Turkey was initially scheduled to arrive in the Maldives last Sunday to fix the ACs.

“However, they were unable to come due to various reasons. They are now due to arrive next Sunday,” he said.

Noting that the experts will be bringing in the resources necessary to fix the ACs – Afraah said that the repair works would commence after their arrival which would solve the problem.

Islamic Ministry officials previously told Sun that there was no way to repair the ACs in Maldives, and that the parts needed for repair work were not available in the country.

A week later, on November 13, Afraah revealed that the Ministry executed an agreement with experts from Turkey to fix the ACs.

The broken ACs and the bad ventilation at the mosque is a great inconvenience to prayer goers, especially in the afternoon.