His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister visited the housing projects sites in Sitra, Samaheej, and Qalali.
His Royal Highness was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and Housing Minister Bassem Al Hamer.
His Royal Highness said these new developments were part of a series of projects that also include the East Hidd development, and are important milestones in the ambitious government programme to meet demand for housing.
His Royal Highness noted the important results already achieved in this field, following the directives of His Majesty King Hamad and the efforts of the government as led by His Royal Highness Shaikh Khalifa the Prime Minister and their importance to the continuing successes in this sector.
His Royal Highness went on to stress the importance of ensuring continued efficiency, sustainability and fairness in the development of new housing projects, in line with the comprehensive development approach set by His Majesty the King.
His Royal Highness also spoke on the arrangements in place to ensure the optimal utilisation of funds from the GCC support programme allocated to development and infrastructure projects that benefit Bahrain’s citizens.
His Royal Highness was briefed on the details and stages of the projects, and commended the commitment and effort shown by those managing the projects to meet housing requirements, in line with the set mechanisms and objectives.
His Royal Highness highlighted the continuing development of projects, policies, and initiatives aimed at meeting demand in the housing sector, including those based on partnerships with the private sector in order to achieve higher levels of effectiveness and productivity.
The housing projects include facilities such as schools, mosques, gardens, and shops. The Samaheej development includes 530 housing services and the Sitra development includes 978. In the Qalali development, 609 housing services were delivered to citizens last month.