Dh54m worth of projects approved for Sharjah, RAK

abu dhabi — The follow-up committee of the initiatives of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has approved construction of 32 houses for citizens in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, and a series of development projects valued at Dh54 million in the emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.

The committee also approved the awarding of contracts for consultancy, services and design for the Shaikh Khalifa Accident and Trauma Hospital in Sharjah, and for the commissioning of a wastewater treatment plant, sewerage network and internal roads in the Hamra district of Ras Al Khaimah.

The committee gave a green light for these projects during a meeting held at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs under the chairmanship of Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs, who said the housing project in Ras Al Khaimah will be designed and built on new sustainability standards at a total cost of Dh25 million.

As for the Khalifa hospital in Sharjah, he said the project will be awarded to a consortium of international and local consultants.

He noted that the 175-bed hospital, the first of its kind in the GCC, will provide integrated healthcare for critical trauma and injuries. It will be located on the busy Emirates Road so that it can be easily and swiftly accessed. The total cost of the project is estimated at Dh12.5 million.

Al Zaabi added that the Dh16.5m waste treatment and sewerage facilities in Ras Al Khaimah will be used to irrigate plants. —