Minister highlights "social housing" projects

Manama

Housing Minister Basim Alhamer reiterated the ministry's keenness to provide affordable social housing to each and every citizen.

He confirmed the need to proceed with maximum energy for the completion of the housing projects, which would provide 30,000 units in addition to allocation of huge budgets to acquire more lands suitable for construction of residential units.

He said the ministry focuses on the need to move from the stage of construction of hundreds to thousands of residential units.

Alhamer hailed the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa regarding construction of 40,000 residential units.

He also highlighted the ministry's policy to solve the housing dossier and to satisfy all housing demand of waiting lists, giving considerable priority to expedite the serving of old applications.