Sharjah: The second phase of Al Bardi Park will have the largest safari park outside Africa and will house around 50,000 animals.
His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, approved the park’s second phase plans yesterday (Monday) as he inspected a number of vital projects in Al Dhaid.
As he inspected the progress of work on the first phase of Al Bardi Park, Dr Shaikh Sultan pointed out that the park will be a prominent eco-tourism location on its completion in a year and a half.
He also pointed out that Al Dhaid’s Al Wosta channel will begin its operations this Eid Al Adha. Dr Shaikh Sultan also issued directives for renaming Seeh Al Mahab Square after Emirati martyr Sultan Bin Mohammad Bin Ali Bin Huwaidan, who died while performing his national duty in Yemen as part of the Saudi-led Arab coalition.
He instructed developing the mosque near the square, and also naming it after martyr Bin Huwaidan.
Dr Shaikh Sultan approved the development of Al Dhaid’s sewerage services at a cost of Dh180 million. He also ordered expanding the University of Sharjah branch in Al Dhaid, and setting up a government services complex in the university complex.
