Sharjah civic body starts moving bachelors to designated areas

Authorities in Sharjah are implementing a new rule to relocate bachelors staying in villas in residential neighbourhoods into industrial areas or workers' accommodations.
Villas in poor and unhygienic conditions will be demolished.
"The rule came into effect on Monday and applies to bachelors of all nationalities. If they do not have a family, then they should not be living in family-oriented areas," said Eng Sultan Al Mualla, director general of Sharjah Municipality.
Inspections

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"Inspectors will carry out rounds in various areas and the first places under scrutiny are Samnan, Halwan, Al Khezammia and Al Mansura. Once we complete those areas, we will then move on to other neighbourhoods," Al Mualla explained.
The majority of villas were initially built by Emirati families but once they moved to new neighbourhoods, the families decided to rent them out to bachelors, mostly from Asian nationalities, to supplement their regular income.