MANAMA: The Crown Prince Prime Minister has ordered the distribution and allocation of 5,000 housing units to citizens.
He also directed to start constructing 3,000 housing units at East Sitra housing city, and accelerate housing services.
This came as His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince Prime Minister, yesterday chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting, held remotely.
The Cabinet extended its appreciation to the international community, the kingdom’s citizens and residents for their sincere condolences following the passing of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
It also congratulated Saudi Arabia and its leadership on the success of the G20 Summit in Riyadh.
It noted Saudi Arabia’s key role in facilitating multilateral dialogue and co-operation during a unique and challenging year.
A number of submissions, memorandums and proposed laws were discussed during the meeting.
The Cabinet approved the following memorandums:
1. The memorandum of the Government Executive Committee on the National Audit Office Report for the year 2019-2020. The Crown Prince Prime Minister ordered the referral of eight observations to the Public Prosecution, 10 observations to investigation committees, and relevant ministries to follow up on 215 observations.
2. The memorandum of the Housing Ministry on housing projects updates.
3. The memorandum of the Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry regarding the acquisition of 22 properties for urban planning and urban cultural development, in order to facilitate traffic movement in a number of areas, adhere to planning standards, and complete infrastructure projects.
4. The memorandum of the ministerial committee for legal affairs on government responses to a number of proposals submitted by Parliament.
The Cabinet reviewed the Interior Minister’s report on the death of three sanitation workers whilst undertaking maintenance work in Bani Jamra.
The Crown Prince Prime Minister ordered the minister to take the necessary legal measures in light of the findings of the report.
The Cabinet also noted a report submitted by the Education Minister regarding Bahrain’s participation in the 26th General Conference of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States and another one submitted by the Foreign Minister about the official visit to Israel.
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