Amna bint Ahmed Al Rumaihi, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, stressed the keenness to continue developing housing services provided to citizens, considering the social housing sector one of the vital sectors that receive priority, in light of the comprehensive development process led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the country, and the continuous follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and in line with the objectives of the government program 2023-2026.
The Minister added that the Ministry will start construction work this month to implement 372 residential units and apartments in Khalifa City, as part of the path to complete the implementation of projects planned in housing cities.
She explained that the Ministry recently completed the leveling of the lands of the site designated for implementing the project, while the tender for implementing the units and apartments of the housing project, which includes 336 residential units and 36 ownership apartments, has been awarded, with work to begin before the end of this month.
Al-Rumaihi explained that the residential units and apartments in the project will be implemented according to developed building models and designs, taking into account the needs and requirements of the Bahraini family, as the residential unit will consist, according to the building design, of four bedrooms, in addition to two halls, a council, a kitchen, four bathrooms, and a storeroom, noting that the project includes providing an integrated secondary infrastructure of secondary roads that will be connected to the main road network, in addition to sewage networks, rainwater drainage networks, and electricity and water lines.
She continued that the infrastructure works will proceed in parallel with the construction of the residential units, leading to the completion of the project according to the executive plan set for it, stressing that the implementation of the new housing project in Khalifa City contributes to meeting more housing demands in the Southern Governorate, which contributes to implementing the housing goals included in the government program 2023-2026, most notably providing adequate housing for citizens.
The Minister of Housing and Urban Planning stated that this project is added to other projects that the Ministry is working to provide in partnership with the private sector through the Government Land Development Rights Program in the Southern Governorate, where the Al Buhair Housing Project is currently being implemented, which provides 76 housing units, and the Hoora Sand Project, which provides 47 units, in addition to the Ministry taking the necessary measures to develop approximately 3,000 housing units in Khalifa City during the next phase.
