UAE | Government
Sharjah granted Dh1b to improve infrastructure
Budget allocation comes after power shortages in the emirate
- By Duraid Al Baik, Associate Editor, Gulf News
- Published: 15:27 November 1, 2009
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In my opinion, the authorites should focus on the below issues as well: 1) I live in the Al Taawun area, where there is NO mosques at all for people. Luckily, we have an EPPCO station opposite Safeer Mall, with a tiny mosque. There's a "hand-made" mosque built from whatever was found around located near the Al Tawun r/a represents Sharjah - the Cultural Center of the UAE. This is very sad to see this "hand-structured" mosque in this 21 century. 2) The organization of the some infrastructure and the roads are full of trash and smell in between the buildings. Government could urge the building owners to clean the waste around their buidlings. 3) No sidewalks in many of the roads, people cannot take a walk, especially families with kids. 4) In front of my building, there isn't any overpass or underground pass to reach cross the Al Wahda road. So many people get hit or killed just to cross.
Anonymous, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Sharjah: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday ordered the allocation of Dh1 billion for infrastructure projects in Sharjah.
The amount is part of Dh7.6 billion allocated in the UAE budget for 2010 to develop new government and infrastructure projects in northern emirates.
Decision hailed
It is still unknown if the allocated amount will be transferred right away or be paid monthly, but public figures and economists in Sharjah hailed the decision by Shaikh Khalifa.
They said it is a true reflection of the spirit of the federation and the unity of the nation.
Sharjah has been suffering from an acute shortage of power that affected the industrial sector in the emirate and prompted the Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) in the emirate to increase the power tariff by between 25 and 50 per cent. The increase came into effect last month.
It became clear that the energy sector was suffering from mounting debts that reached up to Dh7 billion, according to informed sources.
Dr Obaid Saif Obaid Al Hajiri, chairman of the Sharjah Consultative Council, thanked Shaikh Khalifa for his gesture and said that the allocation of such an amount will help the emirate go ahead with its development projects that will help both nationals and expatriates to enjoy prosperity in all parts of the country.
Unity and strength
He said the President's position regarding Sharjah is not unexpected because he is the one who has always stood for unity and the strength of the federation.
"The money will help in bridging the gap between rich emirates and the less privileged ones and will support all citizens, regardless of the emirate they live in," Al Hajiri told Gulf News.
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