Housing minister signs pacts for Liwa housing area in Oman

Muscat: Two agreements were signed by Sheikh Saif bin Mohammed Al Shabibi, Minister of Housing yesterday.
The first one, which is related to setting up infrastructure for the new residential area in the Wilayat of Liwa in the Governorate of North Al Batinah while the second agreement is related to providing consultancy services for preparing the necessary studies and detailed layouts for the new urban complex at Al Najd area in the Wilayat of Thumrait in the Governorate of Dhofar.
The signing ceremony of the OMR75,972,449 worth agreements was attended by Sheikh Muhanna bin Saif Al Lamki, Governor of North Al Batinah, Eng. Mohammed Ali Al Mutawaa, Director General of Planning, Cities and Survey and De. Amer bin Salim Al Harthy, Manager of Liwa Project.
The new agreements include water, irrigation, rainwater discharge, sanitary drainage, electricity and communication networks.
The agreement for the levelling the site and the roads for the new residential area in the Wilayat of Liwa was earlier signed at a cost of more than OMR25 million.
The agreement included the construction of roads that connect the residential districts and the service road parallel to the current Al Batinah road.
The Minister of Housing also signed an agreement with Arc Plan International Engineering Consultancy to prepare the studies for the structural and detailed layout for the new residential complex in Al Najd area at a cost of OMR217,000.
The agreement is expected to meet the growing needs for lands for different uses in the wilayats of Salalah and Thumrait.