{"id":72203,"date":"2016-03-17T22:25:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=72203"},"modified":"2016-03-23T08:57:33","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T06:57:33","slug":"president-al-assad-lays-foundation-stone-of-project-of-organizing-basatin-hehind-al-razi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=72203","title":{"rendered":"President al-Assad lays foundation stone of al-Razi area regulation project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damascus, SANA \u2013 President Bashar al-Assad laid on Thursday the foundation stone of Project 66 to regulate al-Razi housing area, located near Mezzeh highway in Damascus city.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, the President visited the building of the Regulation Directorate, where he watched a video illustrating the area to be regulated, the stages of implementation, the number of beneficiaries and the temporary and permanent job opportunities the projects provides.<\/p>\n

President al-Assad toured a number of offices at the Directorate and was briefed by the employees on the work mechanism and services provided by the department to the people targeted in the project.<\/p>\n

He placed importance on sticking to time frames and technical quality during implementation so that to set the project as a model to follow for other projects to come within the reconstruction process.<\/p>\n

President al-Assad also talked to a number of citizens benefiting from the project and listened to complaints they might have about the course and speed of implementation.<\/p>\n

The targeted area covers 2.149 million square meters. It includes 12,000 housing units that can accommodate approximately 60,000 people.<\/p>\n

The project provides 110,000 employment opportunities and 27.000 permanent jobs.<\/p>\n

The area will include parks, water areas and commercial, investment and administrative buildings, including two health centers, a firefighting center, 17 schools, a kindergarten, five places of worship and a multi-story car park.<\/p>\n