Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal inspected Saturday the new Tunsi Market in Al-Basatin suburb, which includes 667 shops after removing the old one located in El-Khalifa suburb in line with political leadership's instruction to provide a decent life to all citizens and eradicate informal settlements as well as relocate the vendors to new urban sites.
Moreover, Abdel Aal pointed out that the new Tunsi Market was built on an area of 30 thousand square meters and cost LE 300 million to relocate the vendors of the old markets located under Al-Tunsi Bridge.
The new Tunsi Market consists of 5 buildings worth LE 230 million and includes 324 shops, ranging from 35 m2 and 50 m2 and allocated for selling ceramic, furniture and sanitary ware in addition to another 124 shops selling the same goods of the old market.
The governor added that an extension to the market is being established on an area of LE 3500 m2 to accommodate all vendors, and is expected to be finished by the end of this month.
Furthermore, the governor inspected the site of the old market located under Al-Tunsi Bridge and directed to speed up the removal of any demolition debris and pave all roads.
The governor was accompanied by Deputy
Governor of Cairo Eng. Jihan Abdel Moneim, Chief of Basatin District Ahmed
Gouda, and several officials of the Arab Contractors Company and Cairo
governorate.
Source: Media Department, Cairo Governorate
