CP CHAIRS EDB COMMITTEE MEETING

A CALL TO SPEED UP THE  IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING  PROJECTS, DIVERSIFYING FINANCING SOURCES AND SEEKING  NEW ALTERNATIVES  WENT OUT  FROM CROWN PRINCE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD  (EDB) SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA AS HE CHAIRED  THE MEETING OF THE EDB  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TODAY.

HOUSING PROJECTS IS OUR PRIME GOAL AS IT IS THE  SOURCE OF SOCIAL  STABILITY AND THUS SHOULD BE PLACED ON TOP OF ALL OTHER PRIORITIES IN LINE  WITH THE ROYAL KEENNESS OF HM KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA ON THE NEED TO  PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH DECENT HABITATION AND LIVING  CONDITIONS.

THE CROWN PRINCE STRESSED THE NEED TO USE  ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES TO  ENSURE CONTINUITY OF COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT  AND REALIZE THE VISION  2030 OBJECTIVES WHILE MAINTAINING A CLEAN AND  POLLUTION-FREE ENVIRONMENT,  TO PROTECT CITIZENS’ HEALTH AND ENJOY GREENERY.

DURING ITS MEETING, THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED A  NUMBER OF TOPICS AND REFERRED  OTHERS TO CONCERNED SIDES.