Sharjah evicts 7,000 bachelors from family neighbourhoods

SHARJAH: The Sharjah City Municipality has successfully evicted over 7,000 bachelors from family neighbourhoods in a widespread campaign.

The municipality continued its campaign to evict bachelors from areas designated for families. The ongoing campaigns come in implementation of the directives of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.

The Sharjah City Municipality Director General Thabit Al Turaifi accompanied by other civil officials and representatives of Sharjah Police, Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority participated in the inspection visits that targeted Al Jazat and Maysalon areas.

Al Turaifi said that the municipality had organised more than 1,915 inspection campaigns on violating accommodations. The inspection team caught several violations, such as unapproved engineering divisions and electrical connections, hygienic and safety issues, and inappropriate ventilation. Some residential units were converted into garages and stores.

However, the campaigns resulted in the evacuation of more than 7,000 violators, and will continue to cover all areas of the city and evacuate the violators from the neighbourhoods.

The campaign was launched in September when a complaint filed through the “Direct Line” programme broadcast by Sharjah TV and Radio about a large number of workers and bachelors living in Al Qadisiyah area, which causes disturbance to the families in the area.

One caller from that area said, during a telephone conversation, “There are a large number of workers living in the neighbourhood in the Qadisiyah area, which is designated for families, however workers spread among the buildings and dwellings, in a way that poses a threat to the families residing in there.”

She added, “There are people who unlawfully rent to bachelors and workers, behind the knowledge of the municipality in Qadsiyah and in other areas as well.”

Earlier, Sheikh Sultan has issued Law No. 6 of 2020, regarding social care in the emirate of Sharjah.

The law aims to provide protection to those deprived of social care and encourage families to support them, to ensure their natural integration in the community.

The law stipulates establishing the “Permanent Commitee of Individuals Deprived of Social Care,” where the Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) is to establish the commitee and name its chair and members, and assign the duties and compensations of the commitee members.