Meedhoo (Dhivehi: މީދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Dhaalu Atoll. Geography Meedhoo is an island in Dhaalu Atoll. It is the northernmost inhabited island in the Dhaalu Atoll. The island is southwest of the country's capital, Malé. A land reclamation project was initiated in 2014, with the dredging contract awarded to Boskalis to add of land to the island of Meedhoo. Demography Economy The main economical work done in the island is fishing. However construction is developing rapidly as people have started to erect storied houses due to lack of land in the island. In addition some people have been working in nearby tourist resorts since tourism was introduced in the atoll in 1998. The island has 2 mosques for men, (Majid Salam and Masjid Zikra) and 2 mosques for women. There is an island office, [Secretariat of the Meedhoo Council] and a court and a health centre. There is 1 school [Dhaalu Atholhu Madharusa] which teaches from grade 1-12 and a pre-school [Meedhoo Pre-School]. There are no land line telephones on the island except in the island office and the school. However, there is good reception of both Dhiraagu and Wataniya Telecom Maldives networks for mobile phones. There are two phone boxes in the island. TVM Television Maldives including other local television channels such as Raajje TV can be viewed in the island. There are 9 shops and 6 guest shops in the island. In addition two private parties supply gas and staple food items (rice, wheat flour and sugar in the Maldives) to the islanders. The power house is owned by the public until 2011 and was changed to the Central Utilities Limited. 24 hour electricity service is provided. Meedhoo was severely hit by the 2004 tsunami. However the people have worked hard to come back to normal and the island is a fast developing island compared to the other islands in the Maldives. The main threat for the development of the island is its size. Being less than a square kilometer, the island is already overcrowded and there is virtually no land at all for economic activities and building. As a result, the people have started to build houses with 2 or 3 floors. Further, as the island was severely hit by the tsunami the islanders had a tendency to build storied houses as a mean protection. Soil erosion has been another threat for the