(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY Oct 7 (KUNA): Minister of State for Housing Affairs Yasser Hassan Abul on Tuesday quashed a press report that found way to social media attributing to him a statement that the government would offer every citizen a house over 10 years. Abul told KUNA that his Sunday statement on the occasion of the Arab Housing Day was a review of a commitment by the Public Authority for Housing Welfare to offer 12000 units annually over the coming 10 years seeking to end waiting lists that comprise 112000 applications.
The Minister urged sticking to accuracy regarding vital issues like housing and rejected stirring emotions through 'groundless' stories. He stressed meanwhile that the government is committed to solving the housing problem with 'transparency and clarity'. The Public Authority for Housing Welfare is committed to implementation of a 'road map' stipulating distribution of 1200 residential units to citizens within the coming ten years according to a senior official.
The 'road map' has been drawn up on a main basis adherence to distribution of 12000 residential units within the coming ten years said Minister of State for Housing Affairs Yasser Abul in a statement marking Arab Housing Day that falls Monday. Minister Abul explained that 21000 houses according to the abovementioned plan will be built in Al-Metlaa 40000 in Saad Al-Abdullah South City 35 000 in Al-Khairan 52000 in Nawaf Al-Ahmad City and 52000 in Al- Sabriyah.
Relevant authorities have signed contracts for construction of buildings and utilities as part of Jaber Al-Ahmad City Sabah Al-Ahmad City Al-Sulaibikhat Southwest City Minister Abul revealed adding that a contract had been inked for designing Al-Metlaa City. Asufficient number of land plots has been specialized for building nearly 200000 residential units he said also alluding in this respect to endorsement of amendments to the housing law due to cooperation between executive and legislative authorities.
This strategy the 'road map' will tackle a lot of issues that have aggravated the housing problem the minister said explaining his belief that securing 12000 units per year will result in decreasing number of housing seekers thus prices of real-estate plots will drop. Some of the proceeds from commercial business industrial and entertainment facilities that will be built at the residential districts will be invested to cover some costs of constructing these residential areas.
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