ABU DHABI // An open space in Abu Dhabi is to have nearly Dh100 million worth of improvements.
Sheikh Fatima bint Mubarak Park, more popularly known as Khalidyah Family Park, will be turned into a 6,900-square-metre open entertainment park that will host social events and activities.
The improvements to the park are among projects worth Dh470 million adopted by the Abu Dhabi Government in partnership with the private sector on Tuesday.
The Executive Committee approved a Dh112m roads and infrastructure project to create 104 housing units in Al Maqta.
It also aims to develop two community markets in Mohammed bin Zayed and Shakhbut cities, valued at Dh195m and Dh182m.
The plan is to develop a network of community markets in 38 locations on the mainland and islands. The markets would include social facilities and retail and government services.
Health education material adopted by the Ministry of Education’s curriculum for all-girls schools in Abu Dhabi was also approved. The move is intended to develop knowledge related to girls’ health issues and creating a social environment to support it.
A communication and media team will also be created to operate during emergencies, crises and disasters. Members will include the General Secretariat of the Executive Council, Abu Dhabi Police, the Abu Dhabi Coordination and Response Centre and Abu Dhabi Media Company, which publishes The National.
*This story has been amended to refer to the correct park and to correct an error which indicated the Mother of the Nation Park would be undergoing another redevelopment.
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