Muscat: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning is having a media briefing to review the targets achieved by the Ministry during the year 2023 and the plans for 2024 at the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM).
Highlights
Housing announces the launch of The High project in the Western Hajar Mountains, which includes a tourist city, adventure sports, a cable car, a museum, and more.
The process of giving compensation to the affected families of the Batinah Coastal Road was completed 100 percent in 2023.
25,049 families benefited from the Choose Your Land platform.
A new structural plan has been prepared for 14 cities, including 3 major cities
3,367 people affected by the railway project were compensated last.
Implementation of the Greater Muscat plan will begin this year.
The Omani building code will be activated soon.
After the royal directives to establish 20 housing units in Musandam, a contract has been signed with a company to begin construction.
1,200 housing units were created within the housing assistance program in 2024, with a total value estimated at RO35 million Omani riyals.
84 housing units were constructed in 22 mountain villages.
The National Strategy for Social Housing will be launched this year.
All services are conducted digitally, with a total number of 86 services in 2024.
Three proposals plans for the Masirah Structural Plan have been approved, alongside a detailed plan for the North al Batinah Governorate.
The second phase of land planning next to the Al Batinah Coastal Road in the North Al Batinah and South Al Batinah Governorates will begin soon.
As for future cities, the implementation of the first phase will be completed for Sultan Haitham City, a city in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, and a plan will be prepared for the city of Khor Grama in the Wilayat of Sur, agricultural city in Al Najd in the Governorate of Dhofar, and a plan will be designed for further five future cities, Salalah, - Sohar, Bausher, Nizwa, Al Khuwair and Downtown Khasab.
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