Sheikh Sultan allocates 104,000 square metres of land for major project on Khorfakkan Road

SHARJAH: His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has instructed the authorities concerned to allocate a 104,697-square-metre plot of land on Khorfakkan Road for the development of a major project.

The project will include a 6,250-square-metre care home for the elderly, a physical therapy building, 7,500 square metres of shared facilities; a 2,750-square-metre women’s protection centre, a 4,000-square-metre Wahat Al Rushd facility, a 4,125-square-metre childcare home, a 5,500-square-metre administrative building and 2,125 square metres of staff accommodation.

The project will also feature a main kitchen, a 430-square-metre service building, an event plaza, internal roads, parking areas, gardens and a perimeter fence.

This was announced by Mohammed Khalaf, Director General of Sharjah Broadcasting Authority, on the Direct Line programme.

The elderly care home building consists of a ground floor and a first floor and includes separate sections for men and women—each with a capacity of 23 individuals—as well as a reception area, 15 single rooms, two communal rooms, living areas, a dining room, a programme room, lounges for visitors and staff and an internal garden, he said.

The shared facilities building consists of a ground floor and a first floor and includes a social centre, a physical therapy centre for men and women, and a mosque. It also features two staff accommodation buildings—each with a ground floor and a first floor—one for men and one for women, with a capacity of 50 single rooms per building, in addition to a single-story central kitchen building.

Wahat Al Rushd

The Wahat Al Rushd facility is dedicated to the care of young men and women over the age of 14 who have mental health conditions. The building consists of a ground floor and a first floor, with a capacity for 23 individuals, and includes a reception area, a visitor lounge, 3 single rooms, 10 double rooms, a multi-purpose room, a dining room, administrative offices and an interior garden.

Women’s Protection Centre

The Women’s Protection Centre consists of a ground floor and a first floor, with a capacity for 30 individuals. It features a reception area, 4 single rooms, 4 double rooms, 6 triple rooms, a living room, a dining room, a multi-purpose hall, a lounge for visitors, a staff lounge, a room for female staff, a nurse’s room, a staff office and an internal garden.

Childcare

There are two childcare buildings, one for boys and the other for girls. One building consists of a ground floor and a first floor with a capacity of 20 children in each building. It includes a reception area, a rest area for visitors, 20 individual rooms, a multi-purpose room, a dining room, supervisors’ rooms, study halls, administrative offices and an internal garden.

The administrative building, which can accommodate 300 employees, consists of a ground floor and a first floor and includes offices and administrative facilities.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Sultan has instructed the Department of Housing to construct a new extension for a UAE national family and to reimburse it for the costs incurred for a previously built extension, which failed to meet the required technical standards. He also mandated that the status of that structure be rectified, if feasible.