Rawdat Al-Sayeda, formerly Tal Al-Akareb, covers about 7.5 feddans (1 feddan = 1.038 acres) – Press photo
CAIRO – 18 September 2018: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who also serves as the Housing Minister, has followed up on construction works at Rawdat Al-Sayeda project in Sayeda Zainab.
Rawdat Al-Sayeda, formerly Tal Al-Akareb, covers about 7.5 feddans (1 feddan = 1.038 acres). It had been a slum area before the government demolished houses there to replace them with residential buildings, in line with the state’s initiative to redevelop slums.
During his meeting with representatives of the construction company responsible for the project, Madbouly called for accelerating efforts to complete the project, saying that the government has paid the company all its dues.
Madbouly also affirmed the completion of the project's water, waste water, electricity and natural gas infrastructure, adding that the project is part of the state’s keenness to provide a good living for those living in unsafe areas.
Assem al-Gazar, the deputy minister of housing, said that the project is 85 percent completed, adding that the project contains 815 housing units and 344 trade units.
In April, Madbouly rebuked the project’s directors for not adding side windows to the project’s new buildings, necessary for hanging laundry.
Madbouly previously called for adding side windows to the project’s units in order to allow residents to hang their laundry. Residents would otherwise use the front windows, which would disfigure the area.
Hanging laundry on balconies is prohibited in many Arab countries, including Morocco and Kuwait, and fines have been levied on violators. In Dubai, a fine of AED 500 ($136) is issued to offenders.
Hani Younis, the Housing Ministry spokesman, said on Sunday that the government has spent LE 100 billion ($5.57 billion) to establish 600 thousand units in social housing projects.
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