Egyptian President
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi opened on Sunday the third stage of the Al-Asmarat housing
project in Moqattam, Cairo, which is part of continued government efforts to
combat informal settlements and build new homes for slum residents.
Al-Asmarat 3 is set to become home to thousands of residential units with full utilities and facilities and a service complex that would serve around 100,000 people living in all three stages of the housing project.
The third stage includes constructing 7,440 units and several facilities, including playgrounds, health units, a parking space that can accommodate 9,000 cars as well as plans to construct a church and a mosque.
El-Sisi toured the third stage of Al-Asmarat complex with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal and Defence Minister Mohamed Zaki, inspecting residential units, schools and sport facilities among others.
During the inauguration, El-Sisi watched a documentary - A Smile of Hope - on several national projects -- including Al-Asmarat 3 -- and efforts over the past six years to turn informal settlements into safe residential complexes.
The documentary showed slums that had littered the country before the project’s development, with El-Sisi stressing that such informal settlements will not be allowed again.
Source: Ahram Online
