WATERFALL AND CABLE CAR PLANNED IN HATTA TO BOOST TOURISM

5.4km long cable car from Hatta dam to Umm Al Nesoor summit.

As part of enhancing Hatta’s position as one of themost prominent tourist attractions in Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice- President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched two projects to be executed by Dewa: Dubai Summit and Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls.

The Dubai Summit project includes the construction of a 5.4 kilometre cable car to transport tourists fromthe Hatta Damarea to the top of Umm Al Nesoor summit in Hatta. At 1,300 metres above sea level, it is the highest natural summit in Dubai.

The project is expected to be a major tourist attraction in the UAE.

The cable car route passes over the Hatta Dam Lake and the Upper Dam Lake for the hydroelectric power station, aswell as through mountains, ending at the summit of U mm Al Ne so or mountain.

The project includes three main stops.

The departure station will be built on an upper platform above the Hatta Dam and will be linked to the car parking area using advanced means of transportation. The intermediate stop will have a viewing platform and facilities to serve tourists. The summit station will have a medium sized hotel, a panoramic viewing platform, and facilities for tourists.

The project also includes hiking tracks and recreational facilities in addition to other world- class tourism services.

The ‘ Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls’ project will use the slope of the upper dam to create a natural waterfall.

A waterway will be built along the parking area belowthe dam. The area will be developed to create recreational spaces, cafes and restaurants. The water used in the waterfall will be collected at the end of the stream, recycled and pumped back to the top of the dam.

1,300 metres above sea level is the height of Umm Al Nesoor summit in Dubai.