VIDEO: Construction of Dhs1.9 billion Mohamed Bin Zayed Residential City in Fujairah complete
- 12 Feb 2020
The UAE leadership takes utmost care of its people. Every now and then, the government either wipes out housing loans of Emiratis or launches schemes and projects to enhance the standards of living of citizens and ensure that they do not have any accommodation woes.
For instance, since it was set up a little over 20 years ago, the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme has processed 62,000 housing support applications around the country valued at more than Dhs35 billion.
The support includes mortgages and grants. Last week, under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, ordered that 429 retired citizens be exempt from the repayment of housing loans in Abu Dhabi, worth Dhs444 million.
Now, the Follow-Up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President has completed the construction of the Dhs1.9 billion Mohamed Bin Zayed City housing project in Fujairah.
The city has been set up in line with the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, with Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, overseeing the project. The project was launched to meet the needs of citizens, support the well-being and stability of Emirati families, and improve the quality of their lives.
Mohamed Bin Zayed Residential City will accommodate 1,100 residential villas equipped with advanced facilities, providing housing for about 7,000 citizens.
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa stressed that Emiratis represent the true wealth of the UAE and are the focus of its policies and future. “We will continue to carry out projects that ensure a high quality of life and standard of living for Emirati families,” he said.
On completion of the construction of Mohamed Bin Zayed Residential City in Fujairah, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed said that since its inception the UAE had allocated large resources for housing projects to develop society and build a modern and sustainable housing system with the well-being of citizens at its heart.
His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, said the establishment of the Mohamed Bin Zayed City was in keeping with the continued efforts led by Sheikh Khalifa to improve the country’s infrastructure and enhance the living standards of citizens.
Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, said the setting up of the Mohamed Bin Zayed Residential City embodied the vision of Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed and ensured that citizens would have access to high-quality living.
Jaber Mohammed Ghanem Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Follow-Up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President, praised the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed and Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed to provide a decent life and ensure prosperity for its citizens.
The Mohamed Bin Zayed Residential City will accommodate 1,100 residential villas equipped with advanced facilities, with the aim of providing housing for about 7,000 citizens. In time, it will include schools, mosques, parks and commercial stores in addition to a community cultural centre and a men’s council.
Located in the Al Hail area, 3km south of Fujairah airport, Mohamed Bin Zayed Residential City includes 20 public parks and plots of land designated for public services.
The City will greatly enhance the residential sector in Fujairah once it opens. The houses will be handed over by a joint committee that includes representatives from the Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi, the Follow-Up Committee of the Initiatives of the UAE President and other authorities.
The total area of housing work in the Mohamed Bin Zayed Residential City is 950,400 square metres, or 44.2 per cent of the total area of the project, while the road area extends to 361,895 square metres, representing 16.8 per cent of the total area.
The housing units of the city comprise 583 5-bedroom villas, 417 4-bedroom villas, and 100 3-bedroom villas. The city also includes three main power stations and 19 subsidiary power stations and pumping station for firefighting, in addition to a sewage system station.
The Mohamed Bin Zayed Residential City in Fujairah features modern designs with innovative ideas, combining local and Andalusian heritage. It takes into account the privacy of citizens while meeting their housing needs with all necessary amenities.
The City features an advanced infrastructure that includes 40km of roads, 139km of electrical network, and a street lighting network of 858 light posts, in addition to a drinking water network of 58 km and a rainwater drainage network of 13 km.
The facilities include a firefighting network that extends over 35km, an irrigation network with a length of 39km, a sewage network extending over 43km, and a communication network that is 86km long.
The Fujairah Municipality has completed the installation of 1,100 signage boards based on the Makani smart addressing system covering all units in Mohamed Bin Zayed City as part of efforts to transform Fujairah into a smart city.
