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New municipal chief reviews library work

Al Hajiri orders timebound completion of Mohammad Bin Rashid Library project

- Staff Report

The new civic chief of Dubai has instructed officials and companies involved to complete the Mohammad Bin Rashid Library project, which is scheduled to open this year, in a timebound manner.

Dawood Al Hajiri, the recently appointed directorge­neral of Dubai Municipali­ty, stressed the need to comply with the deadline specified, according to the plans approved by the municipali­ty when signing the technical and architectu­ral contract, said a press release.

The civic chief said this during an inspection visit to see the progress of work and the stage reached by the department­s concerned and the contractor in charge of implementi­ng the project.

Al Hajiri stressed the importance of the project, which is considered a modern architectu­ral landmark that will be added to the emirate’s unique and distinct features.

The project supervised by the municipali­ty is coming up in a total area of about 66,000 square metres in the Jaddaf area on Dubai Creek.

Al Hajiri was accompanie­d by Marwan Al Mohammad, director of General Projects Department, and a number of officials, engineers, project owners and executing companies. He reviewed the details of the project, the method of implementa­tion at the site and samples of the main materials used in the project. He discussed some technical issues.

Al Hajiri directed the project

team of consultant­s, contractor­s and engineers to complete the project within the specified time and schedule.

The Mohammad Bin Rashid Library project is unique and distinguis­hed in terms of size and shape. The library is also poised to become a forum for the mingling of cultures through services, which will be provided by the library such as live shows of documentar­ies and lectures from all over the world.

The huge building will host many cultural and knowledge events and art exhibition­s, for which the latest technologi­es will be used. It will also serve as a cultural and scientific movement in the country and a catalyst for reading and scientific research and will support writing books, translatio­n works and publishing.

 ?? Courtesy: Dubai Municipali­ty ?? ■ Dawood Al Hajiri inspects the progress of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Library project during a site visit yesterday.
Courtesy: Dubai Municipali­ty ■ Dawood Al Hajiri inspects the progress of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Library project during a site visit yesterday.
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