Ministry estimate Salman mosque Ac’s will be fixed in February

Ministry of Islamic Affairs has estimated that the work to fix the AC’s in King Salman mosque will be completed by next month. 

Speaking with Sun, the Spokesperson for Islamic Ministry, Ismail Afraah confirmed that the repair work has commenced and was ongoing. However, he added that it may take some time to finish. 

“We are hopeful the work will be completed in February.”

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

As this spacious mosque is often frequented by prayer goers, particularly for the Friday prayers, many have been voicing concerns as the issue remains unresolved.

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, the ministry’s Spokesperson Ismail Afraah told Sun revealed that the Ministry executed an agreement with experts from Turkey to fix the ACs.

More recently, the ministry said experts to repair the ACs arrived during last week, adding that another group was set to arrive this week, who would resolve the issue.