Work has begun on 258 new homes for local Emiratis as part of the President’s Housing Initiative, according to a report on Saturday.
The new homes have been designed in different models to suit the number of family members and their needs, the official state news agency WAM said. The construction works are to begin shortly and the houses will be handed over to citizens within a year.
Work has already begun on 258 new houses, which are being built in Umm Al Qaiwain, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.
A committee set up to implement the initiative, chaired by deputy minister for Presidential Affairs Ahmed Juma’a Al Zaabi, also awarded contracts for the construction of another 80 homes. Of the 80 new homes, 30 will be built in the AlJeer area of Ras Al Khaimah and 50 in the Kalba area of Sharjah.
Earlier this month, Abu Dhabi’s ruler granted more than 1,200 residential plots to Emiratis in the west of the country, the latest in a string of handouts since turmoil spread across the region.
The UAE has been spared the protests that have affected some of its neighbours, but has joined other Gulf states in offering concessions in a bid to stem the tide of unrest washing over the Arab world.
The order reflects “the keenness” of HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahayan, who is also the UAE President, to provide a “dignified and stable life for all Emiratis and his commitment to provide suitable housing for each family”, WAM said.
The 1,235 plots will be given to nationals in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the western region, the agency said.
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