In keeping with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, Chairman of The Government Council of Dubai, and Chairman of the Greater Committee for Growth and Citizen Affairs in Dubai, has accepted the grasp plan for the Saih Al Salam Scenic Route. The plan contains the event of 5 service and leisure stations to offer an distinctive vacationer expertise for residents and guests. These tasks will probably be applied in partnership with the personal sector.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan additionally accepted a sequence of improvement tasks and initiatives to develop Dubai’s rural areas and countryside in the course of the interval from 2024 to 2028. The portfolio contains 37 tasks and initiatives, with an estimated price of round AED390 million.
Sheikh Hamdan mentioned: “The grasp plan for the Saih Al Salam Scenic Route and Dubai Countryside & Rural Areas Growth Tasks displays the imaginative and prescient and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, aiming to rework Dubai’s rural areas and countryside to be among the many greatest, most lovely, and satisfying for all. This contributes to solidifying the emirate’s place as a great vacation spot to reside and work, in addition to a most popular attraction for guests from all over the world.”
Tourism and funding enhance
His Highness added: “We’ve accepted the event of a number of services, together with growing actions, occasions, and companies inside the Saih Al Salam Scenic Route challenge to spice up vacationer numbers from round half one million yearly at present to over three million guests by 2040. It will improve the world’s place as one in every of Dubai’s foremost vacationer locations whereas increasing funding alternatives for locals and preserving the area’s distinctive nature and identification.
“We’ve additionally accepted the implementation of 37 tasks and initiatives inside the framework of the Dubai Countryside & Rural Areas Growth Plan over the following 5 years, to offer all needed companies, services, and necessities for residents and guests to those areas, preserving the atmosphere, and providing distinctive locations for nature and journey lovers, which strengthens Dubai’s place as a vacationer vacation spot providing built-in and distinctive experiences.
“These improvement tasks align with the Dubai 2040 City Grasp Plan and are a part of the formidable imaginative and prescient to offer sustainable pure environments and built-in services that enable everybody to benefit from the distinctive pure settings whereas assembly fashionable life-style necessities. We are going to proceed to implement high-quality tasks throughout Dubai, adhering to the best requirements of high quality and effectivity, to realize our aim of creating Dubai top-of-the-line cities on this planet by way of high quality of life and offering the best ranges of luxurious for residents and guests,” His Highness mentioned.
The Grasp Plan for the Saih Al Salam Scenic Route contains the event of 5 vacationer stations and the development of 97.86 kilometres of biking tracks, growing the full observe size within the space to 156.61 kilometres. Moreover, the plan expands the event of varied services and the organisation of actions and occasions geared toward growing the variety of vacationers visiting the world and offering an built-in tourism expertise for each residents and guests.
In line with the plan, the Most important Hub Station close to Al Qudra Lakes will embody the institution of a standard market, that includes a number of retailers promoting native merchandise typical of the agricultural areas, and an open-air cinema close to the Final Exit, providing a novel expertise of watching films in a pure setting. The station can even function luxurious marquees, permitting guests to camp within the coronary heart of the desert close to the exercise websites alongside Al Qudra Lakes. The station can even embody the event of public services to accommodate the big variety of guests and supply the mandatory companies.
The Wildlife Station, positioned close to Flamingo Lake, will function varied services and actions, together with sizzling air balloons that enable guests to take pleasure in views of the wildlife and take within the Love Lakes from above. Moreover, there will probably be luxurious camps and elevated strolling trails that may join the three lakes (Love, Qudra, and Flamingo). Kayak excursions can even be provided throughout the three lakes.
The Journey Station, positioned close to Expo 2020 Lake, will embody an journey park close to the Oryx platform, in addition to strolling and health trails. A sandy path for biking and strolling will probably be added round Expo Lake, together with price range camps and eating places.
The Cultural Expertise Station, positioned close to the camel farm in Al Marmoom, will present a standard majlis and an leisure theatre on the camel farm, the place guests can journey camels, discover the desert, and luxuriate in conventional meals.
On the Desert Journey Station, a completely built-in space for journey and desert sports activities will probably be developed away from residential areas. It will enable guests to take pleasure in varied out of doors enjoyable actions, corresponding to dune bashing, desert biking, dune climbing, sandboarding, and desert safari excursions, amongst others.
18 new companies in first part
The primary part of the agricultural and countryside plan contains the supply of 18 new companies for residents of those areas. These companies embody the institution of three nurseries, seven parks and open areas, and three healthcare services (a hospital, a well being centre, and an ambulance station). Moreover, authorities companies can even be made out there within the type of civil defence and ambulance companies, together with three social services catering to residents and guests throughout the majlis, halls, and a group centre.
Ongoing tasks
The Greater Committee for City Planning in Dubai is overseeing the implementation of 37 tasks and initiatives as a part of the great plan for the event of rural and countryside areas, which span 2,216 sq. kilometres.
A rural service centre and a socio-cultural centre are being constructed at Lahbab, together with a majlis, a public library, an artwork exhibition corridor, centres for educating conventional arts, and centres for educating Bedouin crafts. A majlis can also be being in-built Al Awir, and healthcare services are being established in Lahbab 2 and Al Lisaili, together with an ambulance station in Margham and a civil defence centre in Lahbab 1. Moreover, three nurseries are being in-built Al Awir 2, Lahbab, and Al Lisaili, and 7 neighbourhood parks are being developed in Margham, Al Lisaili, Nizwa, Lahbab 1 and a couple of, and Al Awir 2. Moreover, inner roads are being constructed in Margham, Lahbab, and Al Lisaili.
The plan additionally contains shared and mass transportation options to serve all rural areas, in addition to visitors enhancements in Lahbab, Al Awir, and Al Lisaili. The event of the Saih Al Salam Scenic Route, which is the primary leisure vacationer route, can also be underway, together with the relocation of waste switch stations in Lahbab 1, the relocation of the truck rest-stop, and a sewage challenge in Al Lisaili, Nizwa, Margham, and Lahbab 1 and a couple of. Landscaping works are being carried out in Al Faqa, Nizwa, and Al Lisaili, and a farmers’ help programme is being applied. Related entities are organising occasions and actions such because the Al Marmoom Pageant, camel races, biking races, and the Fazza Yola Championship.
Blueprint for subsequent 20 years
It’s value noting that the Dubai Countryside & Rural Areas Growth Plan is a complete improvement plan for the following 20 years, aligning with the Dubai 2040 City Grasp Plan. The plan contains tasks and initiatives to raised serve the residents of those areas and meet their consistently evolving wants.
In line with the plan, every space will retain its personal identification, reflecting its uniqueness, whereas there will probably be varied programmes supporting farmers and native produce by creating alternatives for promoting their merchandise and enhancing the attractiveness of Dubai’s rural and countryside areas as vacationer locations. The plan additionally focuses on bettering and growing the effectivity of public companies and services for residents and guests, creating public parks, bettering roadworks and visitors options to facilitate smoother visitors motion, and making a sustainable transportation system, together with offering direct buses from foremost stations to those areas, with designated areas for bicycles and scooters as nicely.
Comply with Emirates 24|7 on Google Information.