Hajjah December 15. 2023 (Saba) - During the past year 1444 AH, the Public Works and Roads Office in Hajjah Governorate witnessed an improvement in performance despite the scarcity of capabilities.
During the past year, the Public Works Office administration focused on following up on building violations within the framework of preserving general plans, preventing attacks on government reservations, and following up on implemented projects.
It also paid attention to monitoring the level of implementation of road projects in the governorate center and districts according to specifications and developing licensing services to enhance the role in smoothing citizens’ transactions.
Last year witnessed the provision of the office with the necessary equipment to enhance institutional performance, develop work, activate oversight, raise the level of performance, and follow up on violations.
A report issued by the governorate’s Public Works Office, received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), stated that the efforts resulted in removing 633 violations in a number of districts.
Regarding building permits, the report indicated that 245 permits were granted with an area of 66,730 square metres, including 135 new building permits with an area of 47,719 square metres, 86 additional building and renewal permits with an area of 10,494 square metres, and 5 building new walls with an area of 3,287 square metres, 2 m2, in addition to a restoration license with an area of 30 m2.
The report stated that the building permits were distributed in the directorates of the governorate center: 130, Abs 38, Bani Qais 13, Mubin 10, Aslam 10, Mustaba 7, Al-Shaghra 7, and Aflah Al-Sham 6, in addition to 4 licenses in Al-Mahabsha.
According to the report, the office issued 1,778 licenses to practice professions during the past year, including 1,694 license renewals and 84 new licenses, including 753 in Abs, 656 in the governorate center, 166 in Bani Qais, 80 in Shaghadara, 55 in Mubin, 37 in Al-Mahabsha, and 20 in Aslam and 4 licenses in Kaaidna District.
With regard to road services, the office and its branches in a number of directorates have implemented, followed up and completed 112 various projects in the field of roads, whether funded by the local authority in the governorate by community initiatives or through humanitarian partners and Social.
The report showed the implementation of 21 preliminary construction projects with a length of 45 kilometers in the districts of Aslam, Al-Mahabsha, Bani Qais, Kahlan Afar, Aflah Al-Yemen and Sharas, at a total cost of 151 million and 752 thousand riyals.
It added that 46 survey and expansion projects with a length of 146 kilometers were implemented in the directorates of the governorate center, Mubin, Aslam, Bani Qais, Al-Mahabsha, Kahlan Afar, Aflah Al-Yemen, Washah, Al-Muftah, Khairan Al-Muharraq, and Kahlan Al-Sharaf, at a cost of 202 million and 737 thousand riyals.
Stone paving projects, according to the report, amounted to 23 projects in districts with a length of 10,44 meters and a cost of 261 million and 924 thousand riyals in the governorate center, Mubin, Aslam, Bani Qais, Kahlan Afar, and Kahlan Al-Sharaf.
13 retaining wall construction projects with an area of 767 m3 were implemented in Kahlan Al-Sharaf, Mubin, Al-Muftah and Bani Qais at a cost of 36 million and 700 thousand riyals.
The report added that a 14-km long asphalt road project was completed at a cost of one billion, 224 million and 300 thousand riyals, and 8 asphalt road maintenance projects with a length of 55 kilometers and 723 meters were implemented at a cost of one billion, 8 million and 588 thousand riyals.
Director General of the Public Works and Roads Office in the governorate, Engineer Muhammad Safi Al-Din, explained that the field of institutional construction witnessed during the past year the supply of a number of devices to develop and advance the level of work.
He stressed the office's keenness to work on the principle of continuous and effective partnership with the entities affiliated with the Ministry.
Safi indicated the continued follow-up of the competent authorities in preparing general plans for areas that have not been planned in a number of directorates.
He stated that the office is working according to the 2022-2030 strategy to improve the urban road network, intersections, and squares, reduce flood disasters, and restore the main asphalt roads.
Safi Al-Din stressed the office's keenness to overcome the difficulties facing the workflow, expand its services, and achieve more achievements.
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resource : SABA
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