1,000 civic workers create human UAE flag

The public parks and horticulture department of Dubai Municipality on Sunday launched the UAE’s 43rd National Day celebrations by creating a human flag of the UAE in Zabeel Park.

Around 1,000 workers from the public parks and horticulture department stepped in to make the UAE flag wearing T-shirts and hats in four colours of the flag.

“The event comes as part of our keenness to make the workers happy. We plan to organise a variety of activities for workers and other categories such as handicapped and people with special needs who need more care in the society,” said Abdul Rahman Al Awadi, director of public parks and horticulture department at Dubai Municipality.

Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality and senior officials of the civic body joined in for the national anthem. “We intend to include all segments of the community in our celebrations of 43rd National Day. We started sharing our happiness with the workers of Dubai Municipality who are the real heroes in every success we achieved,” Lootah said.

Senior officials from different departments of the Dubai Municipality distributed gifts and food to the workers.

“The programmes of national day celebration will end on December 2 with a group of activities in the camel park near the Creek in front of DM main building,”  Al Awadi said.

“The public parks and horticulture department has completed the work of 43 flags made of flowers in across different parts of Dubai. The biggest flower flag is located at the 5th inter junction of Sheikh Zayed Road. It uses 105,000 flower seedlings. Thirty-five flower flags are planted in Bur Dubai area, six in Deira and two inside parks,” he added.
 

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