Special seats for elderly, mobile restaurants in Sharjah parks
sharjah — The Sharjah Municipality has installed specially designed benches and seats for elderly persons in all residential parks and opened mobile restaurants in the Sharjah National Park to support youth.
The initiative is under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.
Thabet Salem Al Taraifi, director-general of the Sharjah Municipality, said that the municipality is keen to support the youth project and facilitate amenities for elderly people to maintain the Sharjah city’s title of Age-friendly City. “The initiatives reflect the municipality’s interest in providing the elderly people with all facilities for a comfortable and active living, and in encouraging young entrepreneurs to enter the market to increase production and investment,” he added.
Al Taraifi said the municipality has recently installed 25 benches and seats in all residential parks for the elderly. The seats were made specially to provide comfortable seating for aged people. “The municipality has also amended the entrances and exits of the parks to facilitate easy access to ensure their involvement in various activities. It also makes great efforts in ensuring a family environment in parks where all the family members can spend time together.”
Shaikha Shaza Al Mualla, assistant director-general of the Public Health and Central Laboratories, explained that happiness of the elderly people is important as they are the people who established the culture and traditions. “They made great efforts to prepare the future generations. We have plans to increase the number of seats in all the parks of the emirate according to the strategic plan for 2020,” she added.
mobile restaurants project
Al Taraifi said the mobile restaurants offer hygienic food to residents of the region and visitors of the park.
The project is aimed at supporting the youth and encouraging them to invest in profitable projects. The municipality has issued licences and permits to the youth to carry out the mobile restaurant business. “The oasis of restaurants in the Sharjah National Park is an addition to its youth support project in Al Siouh area and in Al Mamzar,”
He explained that the mobile restaurants are located in a special place to serve local residents and visitors of the park. Necessary facilities are provided to its owners to ensure that they meet the health requirements to provide the highest quality services to the public.
Hassan Abdul Razzaq, director of project management at the municipality, said the parking lot adjacent to the park was converted into an oasis of restaurants containing 10 mobile restaurants that equipped with the necessary lighting and fire and safety equipment. A children’s play area has also been set up.
The initiatives reflect the municipality’s interest in providing the elderly people with all facilities for a comfortable and active living.”
Thabet Salem Al Taraifi, directorgeneral of the Sharjah Municipality