Abu Dhabi The committee to follow up the implementation of the orders of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has approved the names of 80 citizens eligible for housing in the emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.
The move comes as per directives from Shaikh Khalifa to ensure a decent life and suitable housing for all citizens, and the close follow-up by General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to construct houses for citizens with the modern global standards aimed at providing privacy for Emirati families as well as fulfilling their needs.
The committee meeting, chaired by Ahmad Juma Al Za'abi, Deputy Minister for Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the committee, also approved the new standards for building villas to satisfy the future needs of the family.
The committee discussed other related issues in this concern.
Road project
It approved the construction of 10km of internal roads in the Al Suweihat area in Umm Al Quwain at a cost of Dh10 million, and construction of 12 houses in the Ahfara area in Fujairah which are expected to be completed in a year, and eight houses in Al Sarm in Fujairah.