Dubai Municipality opens two more pond parks at Al Nahda and Al Quoz

30th Plantation Week activities continue

Dubai Municipality opens two more pond parks at Al Nahda and Al Quoz

Two new parks were opened in Dubai on Monday as part of Dubai Municipality's activities to mark the occasion of the 30th Plantation Week, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council by opening the newly built Pond Park at Al Barsha on Sunday.

Two more pond parks, Al Nahda and Al Quoz were inaugurated on Monday by Lt. Col. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Chief of Dubai Police and Eng. Mohammed AbdulKarim Julfar, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality for Corporate Support Services respectively.

The Plantation Week, which will last until 11th March, will see opening of eight public parks by Dubai Municipality.

On Tuesday, two other parks, Al Qusais-3 Pond Park and New Garhoud Park will be inaugurated by Eng. Abdullah Raffia, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality for General Support Services Sector and Obaid Salem Al Shamsi, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality for International Affairs and Partnerships respectively.

Wednesday will see the inauguration of two more parks. Qusais Residential Park will be inaugurated by Eng. Essa Al Maidour, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality for Engineering and Planning Sector and Al Wuheida School Park will be opened by Eng. Salem Bin Mesmar, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality for Health, Safety and Environment Monitoring Sector.

Ahmed AbdulKarim, Director of Public Parks and Horticulture Department said Al Nahda Pond Park is one of the most important theme parks built in the Emirate of Dubai in the recent period.

"The park is the first entertainment facility in Al Nahda area, which is the newest urban residential areas in the Emirate of Dubai located near the border of the Emirate of Sharjah. It was built at a cost of about Dhs22 million at a total area of about 14.6 hectares," he said.

"The park is characterized with a large water area as the total area of the pond stretches to 80,000 square metres, which represents 54.4% of the total area of the park," said AbdulKarim.

He said the Al Quoz Pond Park is characterized by a beautiful pond at an area of 45,000 square meters covering 35.4% of the park, which has a total area of 127,000 square metres.

AbdulKarim said the project, built at a total cost of about Dhs16 million, has been designed according to the best park systems and modern landscaping methods.


Photos: 1) Al Nahda Pond Park 2) The pond at Al Quoz Pond Park