Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated on Saturday via the video conference new housing projects nationwide for residents of 22 unsafe areas as part of the government's ongoing efforts to relocate residents of slums to new housing.
During the ceremony, El-Sisi stressed to government officials the need to upgrade and provide all basic utilities in the areas of the new projects to better serve the citizens.
The president urged all government bodies to cooperate in order to reach this goal and create new job opportunities in these new neighborhoods.
The event was attended by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Housing Minister Assem El-Gazzar and Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Ihab El-Far.
El-Far gave a presentation in the event on the progress made in implementing various stages in the Ahalina (Our People) housing project, which is carried out by the Armed Forces Engineering Authority.
He said that newly inaugurated housing units in the Ahalina 2 phase include 34 residential blocks in Salam City east of Cairo, adding that the phase extends over an area of 15 feddans and costs EGP 1.1 billion.
He explained that the authority is overseeing the construction of 3,200 residential units in the Greater Cairo area to serve unsafe areas residents as part of the Ahalina 3. The execution rates in this phase, which extends over an area of 35 feddans, have reached 45 percent, he announced.
Meanwhile, Ahalina 4 will include 3,700 residential buildings on a total area of 45 feddans. Work to remove more than 1 million cubic feet of waste in the area is proceeding.
Ahalina 5 is set to start next month and will include three new areas, El-Far added.
Source: Al-Ahram Online
