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Constructions choke Al Nahda residents
The rising development projects at Al Nahda are causing residents to lose their sleep.
- By Mariam M. Al Serkal, Staff Reporter
- Published: 23:55 October 23, 2008
- Image Credit: Devadasan/Gulf News
- Cars parked in a sandy area near Al Nahda in Sharjah due to lack of proper parking facilities. Residents complain that there is construction activity late in the night affecting the peace in the neighbourhood.
Sharjah: The rising development projects at Al Nahda are causing residents to lose their sleep.
"The construction noise is very loud and it usually wakes me up early in the morning. I am a light sleeper and I find it very difficult to get some rest at home," said Judy Ann, who started living in the area only a week ago.
The construction of high-rise buildings has turned the neighbourhood into a noisy environment, including the early hours of Friday.
In addition to the noise, families are also upset about the large amount of dust kicked up by the construction activities as well as cement powder that ends up on the balconies and windows.
Residents also have to park their cars dangerously near the under-construction buildings.
"All the vehicles are parked near construction areas because there is place. On many occasions, cars have been damaged because of cement falling on top of them," said Rakesh Misra, a restaurant manager.
"Whenever I visit the restaurant, I always double-park my car in the sand and am constantly worried that it will get damaged. Parking spaces should be made available for the residents and employees working in the neighbourhood shops," said Misra.
Contracting companies attributed their non-stop construction works due to the strict deadline of finishing the project, and said that they have received permission from Sharjah Municipality to work on Fridays.
"We work from 6am to 6pm, but sometimes we are delayed until 10pm. We have a deadline to meet and have to work at all times to complete the job," said Bashar Shanee, branch manager at a construction company.
Sultan Al Mualla, Assistant Director-General of Governmental Projects and General Services Department at Sharjah Municipality, confirmed that construction on Friday is allowed but only between 6am and 10pm.
Is there ongoing construction in your area of residence? What problems do you face, if any? Have you tried raising the issue with relevant authorities? What happened?
Your comments
i am living in sharjah -al nahda now from more than one year ,but now this area is becoming a concrete jungle and i don't under stand that how the sharjah government has given permission for construction of these buildings without have planned any road maps and parking lots, and the building owners are demanding very high parking rents for parking spaces, and there is a very high safety and security risk in this area because of no alternative roads. The only one track bridge near sahara center is creating a headache for residents of this area in the morning (this is like a nightmare for everybody). There is no respect for residents from the construction companies and this is not the fault of the construction companies but is of the government. There are many road accidents happening due to miss planning of this area and due to no foot bridges available. And the rents are increasing day by day madly because this area is near to dubai. Just because of these reasons i am planning to leave this area as soon as possible !!!!!!!
Ali Rustam
sharjah,u a e
Posted: October 24, 2008, 03:21
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