Minister studies housing needs for Bahrain's Jannusan

Bahrain's Housing Minister Bassim bin Yaqoob Al-Hamar has made an inspection visit of Jannusan area to identify the housing needs of the locality. The visit follows directives from His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to visit the village and be informed about its needs regarding service facilities and housing. He highlighted the Housing Ministry’s plans to implement a housing project in the village whenever a suitable land lot is provided, stressing that all the housing needs of the village will be included in the ministry’s action plan. He added that the housing demands of Jannusan and the neighbouring regions are given priority in the distribution programmes of the Northern Governrate’s projects, including the Northern City, as well as in the private sector projects. The minister inspected the housing project that is currently implemented by the private sector in the village for the benefit of the “Mazaya” programme applicants. Al-Hamad expressed admiration for the project and the units’ design, stressing the need to expedite the construction process. The minister lauded the key role played by the private in addressing the housing issue in the kingdom, calling the housing applicants to benefit from projects that are adjacent to their current residence.