Hamdan chairs Executive Council meeting

Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, chaired on Monday the meeting of the Dubai Executive Council in the presence of the Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Sheikh Hamdan ratified the principles of setting up a supreme committee for urban and regional planning. The meeting examined the details of the urban planning for the Emirate of Dubai, which aims to enhance the competitiveness of Dubai regionally and globally and promotion of investment opportunities. The plan will also support the economy and achieve sustainable development at the economic, social and environmental levels with the maximum utilisation of the modern infrastructure of Dubai. The project consists of several stages focused on projections of population growth until 2020 and future needs of land for different uses and the development of a structural scheme for urban development and the development of appropriate legislation that works to activate the related plan. The meeting also discussed a number of items on its agenda and took appropriate decisions.