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Sharjah allocates AED100 million to SDPW completes livestock market in Al Dhaid

reduce fire risks in buildings

Sharjah Municipality has announced that H.H. The Sharjah Directorate Public Works (SDPW) department, considering the systems of preserving
Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, completed an integrated livestock market in Al Dhaid the environment by reducing heat emissions, and
Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and handed it to Sharjah Asset Management for following a central cleaning system for slaughterhalls,
has allocated AED100 million for a project operation. It coincided with the advent of Ramadan. thus reducing the use of cleaning equipment and
aimed at reducing the risk of fires in towers and Eng. Abdullah Al Tunaiji, Director of the Department›s materials.
buildings in the city. Branches Department, said that the livestock market The slaughterhouse uses solar energy instead of fuel
The project involves replacing the flammable covers 30,000 square metres and includes a modern in heating water to rationalize expenditures. It also
aluminum facades in line with the emirate›s slaughterhouse on an area of 2,088 square metres. has a station for sterilising hands and cleaning shoes
efforts to enhance the safety and security of its at the entrance to the hall.
The slaughterhouse is characterised by applying
residents.
several standards, including compliance with the It includes the latest technologies following the
Obaid Saeed Al Teneiji, Director-General of requirements of greenhouses approved by the highest health safety conditions.
Sharjah Municipality, expressed his gratitude to
the Ruler of Sharjah for supporting and providing
the necessary funding for the project. The
municipality, in collaboration with the Planning
and Survey Department and the Sharjah Civil
Defence Authority, will begin implementing
the project after the contractor is appointed
by the Sharjah government, with the first
phase covering 40 high-risk residential towers
exceeding 7 floors.

Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Director of Technical
Services at Sharjah Municipality, stated that
the municipality formed a committee with
the Department of Planning and Survey and
Sharjah Civil Defence to study the project and
inspect buildings with aluminum facades for fire
hazards. The project aims to replace aluminum
facades with safer materials to reduce the risk
of fire and protect residents, properties, and the
environment, aligning with the government›s
priority to ensure building safety in Sharjah.

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