Governor of Khartoum directs to accelerate the organization of cities and villages and address random housing

OnePress

The Acting Governor of Khartoum, Secretary-General of the State Government, Ahmed Mustafa Ali, directed the Ministry of Urban Planning to review and develop its performance, and accelerate the completion of files related to the organization of cities and villages and address the issues of random housing and reduce unregulated urban sprawl.

This came during a visit to the headquarters of the Ministry of Urban Planning, accompanied by the Director General and Minister in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Investment, Dr. Nawal Bashir Banga, where he held a meeting with the directors of specialized departments in the ministry, in the presence of the Director General and Minister in charge of the Ministry of Urban Planning, Eng. Wejdan Mustafa.

The Acting Governor of Khartoum stressed the importance of creating a working environment within the Ministry and raising the efficiency of job performance, as well as developing work mechanisms and benefiting from specialized expertise and competencies, in line with the requirements of the current stage and the state's plans to restore the civilized face of the capital and organize urban expansion.

He stressed the need to expedite the completion of files directly related to the organization of cities and villages and the treatment of random housing, stressing the importance of the mandate of the Ministry of Urban Planning on government land and preservation as a strategic resource for the state, and an essential tool for the implementation of future development plans.

He called for an integrated planning vision that took into account the shifts in the demographic and urban composition of the state and responded to the needs of citizens for housing, services and public utilities.

For her part, the Director General and Minister-designate of the Ministry of Urban Planning, Eng. Wejdan Mustafa, briefed on the progress of the work of the ministry and the performance of specialized departments, and the files are being completed, in addition to the most important challenges facing the work and the needs of the next phase.

She stressed the ministry's keenness to implement the directives of the state government and develop performance to support urban planning and reconstruction efforts.