The Ministry of Communications asked the Municipality to allocate land at 6 different locations to establish communication centers in preparation for the launch of the major fiber optic network project.
The Undersecretary of the ministry Kholoud Al-Shehab said in a letter addressed to the Municipality that the Reform and Development Committee of the Municipal Council discussed the allocation of land for the aforementioned ministry project, and the request was made to urgently allocate the 6 sites to which the Municipal Council has expressed its willingness to allocate 3 sites in Wafra, Kabd, and Abdali, however, the ministry has not yet obtained official approval. Al-Shehab added, the other sites will be in Subbiya, Nuwaiseeb and Salmi.
The meeting was held to discuss the obstacles surrounding them and should be studied by the Public Authority for Roads and Land Transport and the utilities committee in the Municipality and is awaiting final approval, calling for the issue to be taken into consideration.
In this context, the “Municipality” stated that the sites expected to be allocated in Abdali, Al-Wafra and Kabd “are pending completion of their study, in coordination with the Ministry of Services and the concerned authorities, and their subject will be presented to the Municipal Council upon completion of the study to take the appropriate decision.”
