New homes for Bahraini families in Al Buhair and Horat Sanad

TDT | Manama                                                       

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

New homes will be built in Al Buhair and Horat Sanad as part of the Government Land Development Programme (GLDP).

This was announced yesterday by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, which has launched tenders to provide the 123 housing units, in partnership with the private sector.

Seventy-six of the units will be in the Al Buhair region, while the remaining 47 will be in Horat Sanad. The move is in line with the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to expand the GLDP and implement eight additional projects in partnership with the private sector in 2023 and 2024.

Housing and Urban Planning Minister Amna bint Ahmed Al Rumaihi stated that the provision of the new homes is based on the positive outcomes of the GLDP since its inception, citing the great success achieved by the “Suhail” project -- the pilot project of the GLDP -- in addition to the signing of the contracts to build 131 units in Salman City, in partnership with Delmon Gate real estate company.

Al Rumaihi stressed that the Al Buhair and Horat Sanad projects add to the gains of the GLDP in 2023. She added that the tenders to provide the 123 housing units include the construction of residential units with building areas of up to 220 square metres, according to advanced building models that suit the needs of the Bahraini family, in addition to the implementation of infrastructure works in the aforementioned sites.

She indicated that the acceleration in the pace of implementation of housing projects included in the GLDP is the outcome of the great demand by citizens for the various types of housing financing programme.

She noted that the programme provides more flexibility and diversity, as it enables the beneficiaries to select and purchase the units according to the financing amounts they receive from “Tas’heel” financial schemes or “Mazaya”, the newly launched category, adding that the projects are implemented across various sites nationwide.

The Housing and Urban Planning Minister added that more projects will be implemented within the GLDP, in a way that enhances the gains of this programme and provides a base of diverse units for the beneficiaries of financing services.