Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has collaborated with the Department of Town Planning & Survey, Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority (SRTA), and Sharjah Water and Electricity Authority (Sewa), for the launch of an infrastructure development project for the 10th Industrial Zone in the northern emirate.
The new project is one of the most pioneering initiatives with the aim of reconstructing the whole area, providing the best services for the people, and keeping pace with Sharjah’s universal renaissance.This would help promote the emirate’s competitiveness, develop its economic environment and its investment attractiveness, and enhance its sustainable development, , said the statement from SCCI.
Under the guidance of Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, the facilities located on the project site will get a 50 per cent reduction of service fees throughout the project implementation, it added.
“This project reflects the partnership between public and private authorities to scale up the economic sectors in Sharjah through the relevant initiatives and projects, pursuant to the wise vision of Sheikh Sultan, in terms of the importance of joint action to enhance the march of economic development and to make the emirate a global icon in various international forums,” remarked SCCI’s Chairman Abdullah Sultan Al Owais. He was speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the project held recently at the SCCI headquarters, in the presence of senior government officials.
The project, according to the implementation contracts, covers an area of 2.16 million sq m, and it will be carried out in 18 months by Sharjah Contracting and Khatib & Alami.
The contract also includes the establishment of a modern and advanced road network, the implementation of a rainwater and lighting network and the rehabilitation of sidewalks and parking lots as per the highest safety and security standards, he stated.
According to him, Sharjah’s industrial sector has been contributing to the emirate’s GDP and its economic dimensions to all segments of society or several decades now. Sharjah’s industrial sector is the largest among the UAE emirates comprising 21 industrial zones accounting for about 45 per cent of the industrial output of the UAE, at a rate of 2800 industrial units, he added.
