Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has collaborated with the Department of Town Planning and 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.
According to a statement from SCCI, the new project is a ‘pioneering initiative’ with the aim of reconstructing the whole area, providing the best services for people, and helping to promote Sharjah’s competitiveness.
The project will help to develop the emirate’s economic environment and its investment attractiveness, while also enhancing its sustainable development, the statement 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.
Al Owais was speaking during the inauguration ceremony of the project held recently at the SCCI headquarters, in the presence of senior government officials. He added that under the guidance of HH 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% reduction of service fees throughout the project implementation.
Cccording to the implementation contracts, the project will cover an area of 2.16 million sqm, and will be built 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, the chairman 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 was and still is marked by the availability of specialized industrial cities for various industrial economic sectors, its geographical location and its proximity to important ports and airports,” he stated.
“This has made the emirate a distinguished industrial environment that attracted major international companies and contributed to advancing industrial development.”
Sharjah’s industrial sector is the largest among the UAE emirates comprising 21 industrial zones accounting for about 45% of the industrial output of the UAE, at a rate of 2800 industrial units, he concluded.
