Municipal services ‘growing steadily’

TDT | Manama

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, has asserted that municipal services are progressing steadily to keep pace with the demographic and urban development in the Kingdom. He paid tribute to the national competencies in charge of managing, organising and providing municipal services, citing their keenness to harness their expertise and technical, administrative and professional skills to improve the quality of services in a way that contributes to maintaining the advanced level of the kingdom as a supportive environment for achieving sustainable development and meeting the citizens’ needs.

The Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure made the statements while visiting yesterday the Ministry of Municipalities’ Affairs and Agriculture to be informed about the progress and municipal projects. Upon arrival, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure was welcomed by the Municipalities’ Affairs and Agriculture Minister, Wael bin Nasser Al-Mubarak, and a number of officials. During the visit, the Deputy Premier stressed importance of municipal initiatives and projects in promoting sustainable urban development, attracting investments, and developing municipal revenues. The Deputy Prime Minister was briefed by the Minister of Municipalities’ Affairs and Agriculture about the most important projects implemented by the Ministry during the current budget cycle at a total cost of more than BD32 million.