The Ministry of Housing, in cooperation with the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, organized an educational workshop for citizens benefiting from housing units in the Al-Ramli suburb project related to the construction requirements for building boundaries and the most prominent violations that may harm the architectural facades of residential projects, as this workshop is presented to upcoming educational workshops for all beneficiaries of housing projects Out of their concern for preserving the civilized appearance of housing projects and the new cities of Bahrain, and for the safety of the beneficiaries of the housing units service.
The Ministry of Housing stated that it was keen, when preparing plans for new Bahrain cities and housing complex projects, to include all the necessary components to achieve quality housing for citizens, including the possibility of expanding the units without compromising the integrity of the unit or harming the general view of the projects, in a manner that achieves the principle of improving housing units. The latest building materials have been used in the various components of the housing unit, in line with the visions of the wise leadership and the government's program in providing high-quality cities and housing projects in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially the eleventh goal related to “making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. ".
Engineer Fawzia Al-Issa, head of the Project Planning and Coordination Group at the Ministry of Housing, gave in this workshop a presentation about the Ramli suburb project, touching on the type of housing units and the nature of the plans in them, as well as how to obtain building permits, expansion models, maintenance requests, etc., as these instructions guarantee the beneficiaries the right to expand. With the building space of their units, in a way that guarantees the safety and quality of the units in a safe manner and at an amount of up to 30% of the area of the housing unit, Al-Issa also clarified that building permits are issued in record time, and that the Ministry of Housing plays a coordinating role in cooperation with Municipal Affairs that organizes building permits, stressing that the Ministry of Housing You always welcome citizens to receive the necessary advice and guidance.
For his part, Eng. Ammar Abdul Karim, Head of the Control and Inspection Department at the Capital Municipality, presented an introduction to the necessity of educating citizens about building permits and the most prominent laws regulating the municipality's work. While Eng. Abdul Aziz Al-Wadi, Head of the Control and Inspection Department in the Northern District Municipality, put forward the procedures for issuing building permits and fines imposed for violations related to building regulatory requirements, indicating that the regulatory requirements within the permissible building limits aim to give citizens the flexibility to expand units according to their needs in a manner that does not violate the requirements. Longevity.
The workshop concluded with a presentation by Lawyer Ali Al-Thawadi from the Legal Affairs Department at the Ministry of Housing, and he dealt with the legal procedures for receiving the housing service, and provided details of the terms of the contract, including the permitted organizational and technical matters, the method of monthly deduction, and the most prominent features provided to the beneficiary by the Ministry of Housing and the Housing Bank, and what is related to Insurance and the reasons for revoking utility licenses.
The joint cooperation between the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning is not the first and the last of its kind, as the two ministries used to work as one team in order to achieve the general interest of the country and citizens, and these workshops are considered among the recommendations of the Ministerial Committee for Development Projects and Infrastructure taken in its meeting No. (75) Held on 9/23/2020 regarding the issue of the Violation Regulation for Construction Conditions in Residential Units.
