30th June last day to avail of fine discounts: SRTA

Abdul Aziz Al Jarwan, Director of Sharjah Road and Transport Authority, SRTA, has stated that the 50 percent discount on traffic fines, as directed by the Sharjah Executive Council, SEC, will end on 30th June, as announced earlier.

Al Jarwan noted that this is in line with the directives of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and as part of his keenness to enhance the living conditions of the people of Sharjah, especially during the current conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rashid Al Nuaimi, Director of Transport Activities Department at SRTA, noted that the fine reduction initiative, launched by the SEC, includes fines for violations committed before 31st March, 2020, and for three months starting 1st April, 2020.

These violations include the unlicenced operation, which is AED5,000 for the first instance and AED10,000 for any reoccurrence, he added.

Al Nuaimi reminded people who want to avail of the reductions to pay their fines via the authority’s website, www.srta.gov.ae, before the deadline.

In Feb this year, The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SCCI, in collaboration with the Sharjah Department of Town Planning and Survey, Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority, SRTA, and Sharjah Water and Electricity Authority, announced the launch of an infrastructure development project for the 10th industrial zone in Sharjah.

The new project is a pioneering initiative to reconstruct the whole area, providing the best services to the people, and keeping pace with Sharjah’s universal renaissance. This would help promote the Emirate’s competitiveness, develop its economic environment and its investment attractiveness, and enhance its sustainable development.

Under the guidance of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the facilities located on the project site will get a 50 percent reduction of service fees throughout the project implementation.

This was stated during the inauguration ceremony of the project which was held on Thursday, 27th February, at the SCCI headquarters, in the presence of Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, the SCCI’s Chairman; Eng. Salah bin Butti Al Muhairi, Adviser to the Department of Town Planning and Survey and Deputy Chairman of the Sharjah Urban Planning Council; Dr. Eng. Rashid Al Leem, Chairman, SEWA; Eng. Yousef Saleh Al-Suwaiji, Chairman of Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority; Waleed AbdelRahman BuKhatir, Second Vice Chairman of the SCCI; several Board of Directors; SCCI’s Director-General, Mohammad Ahmed Amin Al-Awadi, and media representatives.

WAM