The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) briefed 43 government entities and developers on advancing a data collection project for development in Al Ain and Al Gharbia. The initiative aims to create a Capital Project Plans (CPP) for the Al Gharbia and Al Ain regions, and builds on the capital’s desire to fully integrate date.
The briefing was in the same format as the CPP for the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area where UPC where collected and spatially mapped all of the projects that require Government funding for Abu Dhabi.
Representatives from Al Ain and Al Gharbia’s government entities were invited to attend the meeting to explain all of the requirements for the project and anticipated timings. The project is due to be completed in Q1 2016.
Abdulla Al Sahi, acting executive director of planning and infrastructure sector at UPC, said: “The formal integration of data regarding current and future projects will allow for enhanced decision making and the ability to better identify and prioritise key projects. This will ensure that the Abu Dhabi Emirate continues to move forward in meeting the needs of its communities with regards to community facility projects, while also remaining on track in terms of its commercial, industrial and infrastructure-based projects.”