The meeting, which included Ministry of Housing and New Urban Communities Authority officials, covered the development of main roads and axes, housing projects, the development of the Green Belt lands, and the water and sanitation systems within the scope of these cities.
El-Sherbiny affirmed that the meeting was held to follow up
on directives from Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly to the city agency
heads regarding the development and efficiency upgrade plan for roads and axes,
and routine maintenance work. He noted that this focus on infrastructure would
positively impact citizens and service recipients.
During the meeting, the Minister reviewed the status of
implementing previous directives in 6th of October City regarding the road
network and its maintenance projects. This included studying changes to the
activities of some service centers to create investment opportunities,
re-planning the industrial-residential and tourist buffer zones, and the status
of allocated and vacant lands along the 26th of July Axis and the proposed axis
in the southern districts area.
The Minister also followed up on the development of the main
and secondary axes and roads in Sheikh Zayed City, the upgrading of squares,
and the status of maintenance for landscaping and green spaces, the cleanliness
system, and the unified system for managing and tracking national projects in
the city.
Discussions also covered proposed investment opportunities,
including modifying the activities of some service centers, the system for
inventorying city revenues and receipts, the progress of the GIS-based utility
network upgrade system, and an inventory of vacant lands. The status of the
tourist walkway projects and partnership projects were also reviewed, along
with the achievements and challenges of executing projects in the city.
El-Sherbiny stressed the importance of developing the main
axes and roads in West Cairo cities, directing the agencies to achieve a
qualitative leap in development work and improve the visual appearance of areas
overlooking the main axes and roads.
The Minister discussed the plan to develop and enhance the visual
appeal along West Cairo's main axes and roads, stressing the importance of
executing this plan and adhering to routine maintenance for street lighting,
green spaces, and site coordination.
He directed officials to immediately remove waste and dust
from the main axes and roads, intensify campaigns, and conduct regular
follow-ups. He also called for developing a work plan with clear timelines for
completing ongoing projects, a separate plan for new projects, and close
coordination with contracting companies to expedite work.
In closing, El-Sherbiny underscored the necessity for agency officials to maintain an on-site presence at work locations and regularly follow up on the progress of projects to overcome any obstacles and accelerate implementation.