Dh6 billion to turn Dubai into ‘green paradise’ by 2025

Soft landscaping and the irrigation network in Dubai will get a boost with over Dh6 billion earmarked for them as part of the Dubai Municipality’s efforts to make the emirate a “green paradise” by 2025, officials said on Tuesday.

New legislation is also being planned to ensure the private sector, mainly the big developers and private property owners, shares the onus of expanding the green belt in the city.
“We have plans for giant projects by 2025, which includes the expansion of sewer lines and the irrigation network,” said Salah Abdul Rahman Amiri, assistant director-general of the Dubai Municipality.
“These are mainly concentrated on preparations for Expo 2020 as we want to make Dubai a green paradise,” Amiri told Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the second annual Middle East Smart Landscape Summit 2014.
As reported by KT last month, the municipality’s “Dubai 2020” vision has projected 12,200 hectares of green space through landscaping and horticulture projects.
Amiri, in charge of the environment and public heath services sectors, said over Dh3 billion would be spent on improving and expanding the irrigation network by 2025, which would bolster the landscaping projects.