Major South Muharraq housing plan approved

TDT | Manama

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MP Hamad Al Doy has announced that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has recently approved the detailed plan for the South Muharraq area, known as “Riya District”, and its extensions.

The plan includes a significant area dedicated to various housing programmes, which are expected to serve the residents of the area and address some of the outstanding housing requests in Muharraq. Al Doy revealed to our sister newspaper Al Ayam that three different housing plans will benefit the residents.

These include the “Riya District” project, another project located in the second district specifically targeting the existing old housing buildings, which will be demolished and redeveloped for different housing programmes, and a third project extending until 2026, initiated under the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa as part of the Muharraq Old Town Development Project.

This project will include 300 housing units built in the old architectural style and will be distributed to residents.

Al Doy clarified that the land allocated for these housing projects falls geographically within the first and second districts of Muharraq Governorate.

Hope He expressed hope that the Ministry would allocate a portion of these lands to residents of the first and second districts, particularly addressing the long-standing housing requests of the people of Muharraq.

He highlighted that the existing area in the Busaiteen apartments is sufficient for approximately 80 housing units.

If the surrounding area allocated to the Ministry is added, it is expected to be enough to fulfill hundreds of housing requests, especially through the housing unit distribution program or other alternative housing programmes.

Al Doy emphasised that the outstanding housing requests from residents of the second district in Old Muharraq are numerous, exceeding 1,000 requests. Similarly, the requests from residents of the first district are close to that number, indicating a total of over 2,000 requests.