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DIC completes 40% of labour villages
Dubai Industrial City (DIC) on Sunday said its five labour villages being built in Dubai were 40 per cent complete. Two of the villages are expected to be ready by the end of this year.
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- Published: 23:44 June 15, 2008
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- The five labour villages in Dubai Industrial City will have 230 buildings offering residents seven restaurants, playgrounds, a supermarket.
Dubai: Dubai Industrial City (DIC) on Sunday said its five labour villages being built in Dubai were 40 per cent complete. Two of the villages are expected to be ready by the end of this year.
Rashed Al Ansari, vice-president of DIC, the third largest non-real estate project in Dubai, said the five villages will accommodate 62,500 supervisors and labourers.
"Each village will have 26 residential buildings with the capacity to accommodate 12,500 people. We are investing more than Dh1 billion in this project and have completed 40 per cent of the construction work across all five villages.
"Two will be ready by the end of 2008 and the remaining will be operational by the first quarter of 2009," he said.
"We are not building residential buildings for labourers. We are developing entire villages that offer residents an easier and pleasant living environment along with a wide range of services and facilities from entertainment to shopping and basic amenities such as medical, security and civil defence services," Al Ansari said.
He stressed that the design of the villages incorporates the latest in design and planning.
"We are constructing 230 buildings across the five villages. All the buildings are equipped with central air-conditioning. Each village features seven restaurants in addition to sports areas dedicated to football, volleyball, cricket.
"The villages will have a supermarket, shops, a mosque, landscaped walkways, post office, and designated bus stops for labour transport," Al Ansari said.
He pointed out that all villages will be uniform in design and layout, offering three types of rooms according to the requirements of companies.
"We are building flexible accommodation that offers single rooms for supervisors as well as rooms that can accommodate five people and larger ones for eight labourers. The idea is to ensure that we offer them good living standards and facilities," Al Ansari said.
The 560 million square foot Dubai Industrial City comprises six industrial clusters.
It is located next to Dubai World Central's Al Maktoum International Airport and is close to Jebel Ali Port and Free Zone with easy accessibility to major highways such as Shaikh Zayed Road, Emirates Road and the Dubai Ring Road.
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