ktulured55, the project has got it's final approval from all the minitries and the cabinet(government), but they are just doing some more studies of how 2 begin with building the project, i think that they may start construction in late or mid 2007
this is an article in al qabas newspaper the latest news about the project
On an area of 260 square kilometers, the sea side simulates a rivera
the municipal approved components of the draft City of Silk
The municipal approved components of the final draft of the Silk City, which will be held in the northern region of the country on an area of 260 square kilometers.He said the Director General of the municipality Engineer Mohamed P in the final report, which was addressed to the President of the municipal council for inclusion on its agenda that includes the proposed land uses different concentrations density and cities for business and culture, the environment, tourism, industry, education, exhibitions and sports,in addition to the Mubarak alKabeer Tower.
He added that on the completion of studies and the adoption of the scheme of the city and from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and annex each project studies,in order to complete the required studies,To ensure complementarity of the project with the state-owned projects approved in the structural plan, it has been developed as an initial blueprint for the distribution of land uses proposed.Al Nasaar stated that this idea was based on the initial planning studies that include demographic indicators, economic and environmental studies and construction engineering to meet the challenges of the development of the city in the light of the implementation of the objectives of the structural plan,the affirmation of the role of the State of Kuwait as a financial and commercial regional and international action on multiple and diversifying sources of national income by focusing on the non-oil sectors,such as industrial, financial and real estate.
AlNasaar said that the technical staff in the municipal audit plans and the initial reports of the city of silk and shows for the following components :
- Resort and protected desert :campus and national land area greater than 200 hectares and includes one of the largest protected areas and research centers to study in all parts of the Arabian Gulf.This spa environmental tourism will be opened for visits, study and exploration.
- Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Bridge :this new bridge will connect the city of Silk , Kuwait distance of some 17 minutes.In the middle of the road the bridge will be linked with two manmade islands which contains modern facilities.
- Silk Road-free zone :area businesses designed as a free zone for trade, investment and business development,located near the new international airport will be linked to a railway line and a network of roads and extending to the airline expanded Central Asia.
- Business City: This will be the area dedicated to the work of finance, trade and international administration,where the city would provide better facilities for regional businesses to open major centers in Kuwait,The central location will be at the center of the Gulf and the gate to Central Asia.
- Forums and exhibitions :in keeping with the heritage of the major global exhibitions,the forums will host exhibitions for the city of Silk higher and better investors, customers and businessmen in the world of ideas and creativity,They will address in this place and the greatest achievements in the world of technology, products, services and global research.
- Sports and academic City :this city will be established on the east side of the city where the Silk will include entertainment centers,The Sport, Sports and resorts,The site would include academies for sports medicine and physical therapy centers.
- Cultural City :at the heart of the peninsula overlooking the Gulf will be the establishment of a new diplomacy, culture and the academic community to become a global center of excellence containing museums of arts performance and visual effects, handicrafts and Islamic.
- Tourist centers :the development will be entertainment, entertainment facilities and shopping centers in the city of four,in addition to the eastern shore, which will include water and recreational activities,this will be the development of the eastern shore of a new Arab Rivera.
- Hotels and resorts :in addition to hotels throughout the city Silk centers will be developed eastern shore,as for hotels and resorts world,that will be an attraction for visitors and residents.This will not only development of the buildings,but will design gardens and Marina,in addition to the means of entertainment and service will make it distinctive silk center of the city's leadership.
- The Environmental City:as a science and environmental research center will become the fourth city in the heart of the new environmental protected,The national park,where will this center to receive scientists and researchers from all over the world,and who will this spot in the reclamation area of environmental living creatures.
- Media City :Further the role of the Kuwaiti creative television production and playwright will be the establishment of this city, backed by video and visual communications and the Internet to expand all the roads media.That the city will also different academies to refine talent that will help support the media's path in Kuwait.
- Film City :the city will become films specially designed for the establishment of a new film production industry in the Arab world, one of the best centers in the world would be to develop all aspects of film production and cinema industry and the support services that will be available to all the Arab countries in addition to foreign film-makers who want to exploit the advantages of this city's services.
- Industrial city :the city will be developed light industries on the western side of the where the city of Silk will be linked to a railway line and a network of roads and extending to the airline expanded Central Asia.
- Education City : this city will be set up in collaboration with international educational institutions, global expansion of the educational system in the State of Kuwait, which will include the different stages of education.
- Health City : this city wil have services unprecedented in the areas of modern health care, rehabilitation and nutrition, where will this city cooperation and contact health centers in the development of the world's advanced science research and the pharmaceutical industry.And provide services not only for the population of the State of Kuwait, but also to other countries.
- Parks : advantage was taken of the heritage and magnificence of gardens in the history of Islamic architecture in the design of parks in the city of silk. gardens containing lakes, bridges and channels garden at the National Shrine and the new environmental and other marine facilities and resorts composed 'Zmerdia' biggest rival of green belts in the world and will be more comprehensive and broader system of parks in the Arab countries.
- Silk City communities :Each community out of 28 communities housing and the way of life of the Silk City special and distinctive pattern makes life in these communities unique.The sports and entertainment centers and rest, mosques and the media and information and education will be part of the services that will be accessible to all the people of the City of Silk.
- Housing :residential areas vistas were designed innovatively linked with the religious centers, health, educational and service with a unique gardens and means of entertainment for all family members.Housing in the city of Silk's experience does not compare to any other.
- Mubarak al Kabeer Tower :An architecture masterpiece at over 200 floors. which makes it one of the highest towers in the world.it has been designed using the latest technologies architectural contains seven segments of housing and business,located in the middle of the business city.
The population has been revealed by Al Nasaar estimates the number of people expected the city about 700 thousand people and appreciation of different uses,as well as the land area for each use in accordance with a consulting office,as well as the proposal to develop the islands industrialized Gulf of Kuwait (Kuwait Bay) used as a springboard development sites and the fulcrum for the Sheikh Jaber Bridge. .He said that the use of population densities and higher housing densities used in the State of Kuwait, and as a corollary to the type of development proposed for the city and its political and economic proposal.
The diversification of sources of income and Al Nasaar explained that the review of the structural outline of the State of the third year,in 2005, activating the role of Kuwait resulting from the regional strategic location, and creating an investment climate based on the diversity of the sources of national income,and not to rely solely on oil,The broadening of the economic base of the state, by identifying the basic role of the state as a financial trading regional, and international trade, transit trade,and work on the legislation and mechanisms to ensure the effective participation of the private sector in the process of economic development and urbanization of the State.
He said that the expectations of the structural plan, the population in 2030 to about 5.3 million people,the urban area to accommodate about 2.8 million people and 2.5 million people in the new urban communities.Al Nasaar explained that one of the most important recommendations of a national plan for the urban scheme of structural recommendation urban development outside the urban area direction of the Northern Territory,the southern region, the western region.The work axes new urban development is the lifeline of nutritious cities and urban agglomerations future is in the northern axis' southern and western axis' east.The development of the northern region, said that the development is the basis of the proposed Northern future development in the northern region of the State of Kuwait. where activating the northern border of the United comprehensive development,by making use of all natural resources and strategic location available,
The expectations of the structural plan that will be projected population of this region of about 1 million people distributed as follows :-
- Subiya City : 550-600 thousand people.
- Umm Qasr : 50 thousand people.
- North Subiya : 300-350 thousand people
He explained that the economic fundamentals of the Northern Territory are as follows-land uses proposed scheme of structural-General of the Bubiyan Island, including the tourism and recreational activities.
- proposed international port Bubiyan Island and the Free Zone-related fields in the north and the activities associated with it.
- bridge of Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad , proposed airport to serve the northern region
-major road projects under design or implementation-industrial zone and the free zone in Abdali and agricultural activities in Abdali.
A Nasaar noted that the structural plan recommended expediting the development and implementation of the boys (northern region) as an essential and central to the development and implementation of a State of Kuwait and face projected requirements for housing and public services and facilities required to serve the expected increase in the number of population,the affirmation of the role of the State of Kuwait regionally and internationally.
He said he would review the structural designs prior to the Subiya City found to be located in the northern part of the country at Subiaya peninsula and bordered on the east by Khor Al Subiya and ending south-eastern slopes of the mountains of perjury to Subiya in the south-west of the site,The area of the new town, about 250 square kilometers,The city boys away from Kuwait City about 90 kilometers from the mainland and 25 kilometers from the sea and lies about 55 kilometers west of Al Jahra. He added that the proposal to establish a Subiya city for the first time during the first structural plan in 1971.
Since then, several studies have been done to establish the city started preparing the structural plan for the natural city in 1978 (through the initial review of the scheme of structural) propose economic and social structure similar to the urban areas of the state and confirmed by the second audit of the structural scheme of the States in 1983 and since then surpassedserious efforts to change the planning and design of the city as follows :
- During 1983 the focus was on survey-based economic accomplishments of the city and the new routes have been identified on the basis of population size expected.
- 1984 which focused on the development of the structural plan and the city's infrastructure schemes.
- In 1985 the focus was on an audit of employment opportunities accomplishments included the first stage with a more precise estimates of the posts to achieve self-sufficiency of the city.
- During the period from 1985 until 1989 was the focus of this period to adjust structural plan for the city boys to 1984, to describe a scheme of the city and the proposed bridge boys and the work also included proposals to develop the city's waterfront,At this stage has been prepared four alternatives planning to develop the city.The selection of Alternative IV to be a structural plan amended directive of the city.
- 2004 was commissioned the consulting local 'Gulf advisers' cooperation with the consulting firm Global (HOK missiles) and (Parson) for the project in accordance with the following :the distribution of land use-study and planning standards and building systems appropriate for the development and the nature of the city-examine the impact of the bridge boys on the implementation and development of the city-employment-anticipated review and update policies of social and economic development - the road network-transport-infrastructure services-the Walt IMPLEMENTATION.
Components of Al Subiya Area:
He explained that he had been completed stages of the study and is currently preparing the final reports,The study concluded the following results :the area of the city approved 260 square kilometers but he and planning purposes and in accordance with the existing factors affecting the environmental aspects and results of the survey of current land uses and existing commitments;the amendment has been an area of the Subiya city to reach approximately 280 square kilometers.
According to the analytical studies of population, employment and economic estimates for the city boys were identified population city boys about 382 thousand people and the projected employment in accordance with the expectations of the population and economic base centered on industrial uses about 207 thousand jobs.
Land uses :not to exploit plate sediment mud,to maintain the archaeological sites.to maintain the existing facilities and services.He said that the number of housing units for accommodation sector of about 36 thousand housing units, including 28 thousand housing units, of the Foundation for Housing Welfare.The number of housing units investment of about 24 thousand housing units,The projected employment of about 207 thousand, comprised of 10 thousand jobs expected for Bubiyan Island.
Review of the technical management
explained that the study's proposal to develop the city of Silk in the city boys is as follows :
- had been offered the idea of developing the city through the Silk strategies and policies of the state and declared the development and modernization of the recommendations of the structural plan of the State for the third year,in 2005, which emphasized the role played by Kuwait resulting from the regional strategic location,and creating an investment climate based on the diversity of the sources of national income,and not to rely solely on oil,
The broadening of the economic base of the state,by identifying the basic role of the state as a financial trading regional, and international trade, transit trade,and work on the legislation and mechanisms to ensure the effective participation of the private sector in the process of economic development and urbanization of the state,the municipal providing sites for new housing communities,The land allocated for the provision of residential care in each of Arivjan,the city of perjury, the city Jaber, Saad City,in addition to amending the urban area of the proposed assembly in the enclaves Metla'a site No. 1 and 2 previously to be about 65 square kilometers.
Due to the impossibility of developing Kuwait City to become a commercial and financial center of the State as a result of the high financial cost to make the necessary adjustments to the distribution of land uses in accordance with the proposed role of the city,and the consequent amendments to the network of roads, utilities and services,where ownership is called a large number of real estatein addition to the importance of this amendment of the burden on the urban area their environment destruction,
Therefore, the technical apparatus in the municipality need to create the second city of the financial and commercial center of the state,in addition to the capital, Kuwait City, administrative, financial, governance and the status of work on maximizing the role of the city to highlight,and its role, in line with most other States.
- Could be planning and city development through the new local standards updated,according to the city's status and role and the use of global expertise with similar emphasis on the need to develop and modernize the laws and policies in line with the role of the proposed city.
- The draft Silk City project unique in terms of size and vision of the future to create sustainable Amrani gathering of approximately 700 thousand people. Silk City is a proposal combining physical development,in the boys,The area of the project site approximately 250 square kilometers.
It is expected that the volume of investment in the city of silk around 25 billion dinars.and the creation of new job opportunities for around 430 thousand new jobs.
- Was a scheme first as an initial distribution of land uses proposed based on the initial planning studies that include Mushrat demographic, economic and environmental studies and initial construction engineering studies to meet the challenges of the development of the city in the light of the implementation of the objectives of the structural plan and the role of the State of Kuwait Customsg financial and commercial regional and international action on multiple and diversifying sources of national income by focusing on non-oil sectors such as industrial,financial, real estate, commercial exchange.
- Was to estimate the number of people expected the city about 700 thousand people and assess the various land uses, area, according to the experience of the Consultative Group and the application of the English standards, as well as the proposal to develop the islands industrialized Gulf of Kuwait used as a springboard development sites and the fulcrum for the bridge of Sheikh Jaber.
- Use population densities and higher housing densities used the State of Kuwait as a result of the type of natural development proposed for the city and its political and economic proposal.
- All land uses infrastructure necessary to serve the population in addition to the new uses for the city's role in providing specialized types of land uses within cities specialist budget.
- Increasing the areas both commercial and non-application of the criteria for planning the proposed scheme of structural and 2.6 square meters per capita urban agglomerations outside the urban area, which would affect the balance between land uses and the number of people the state whole.
- Failure to take into account the parameters of natural sites and the industry that might hamper the development of the city when the idea planning for the development of the city in terms of archaeological sites.the mudflats,the power plant and water desalination in the top of Alzour.Etc..
- The proposal to develop the islands industrialized Kuwait and the Gulf of excise several Silk City without a basic environmental studies for the consolidation of this proposal.
Global city and a financial center
AlNasaar said that review of the initial reports submitted for the development of the Silk City,The audit planned structural third of the state and the criteria used when planning, as well as review previous structural schemes for the city boys and after reviewing the technical municipal each of the foregoing we agree to :
- approval in principle to develop the Silk City to be a cosmopolitan city and a financial and trade internationally and regionally.
- Approval in principle to the proposed land uses, which includes the city (population gatherings different densities of the city - the city-tourist-cultural city-city environmental-industrial city - the city-city education-health forums and exhibitions-city sports-Mubarak AlKabeer Tower)to identify these uses are finally at the end of all the studies and detailed planning is necessary approvals from the competent authorities.
AlNasaar stipulated that follows :
The preparation of environmental studies necessary for the work of the industrialized islands in the Kuwait Gulf (Kuwait Bay) and waterways Silk City.
- Preparation of all the studies required for the planning scheme structural final of the City of Silk is as follows :
A-studies urban planning (a city outline structural third of the state and policies set by the Urban).
B-environmental studies (the validity of environmentally-site study the environmental impact of the project).
C-geotechnical studies (lifting spatial topography --examination of the soil).
D-Demographic Studies (population, employment and employment opportunities).
E-Economic Studies (funding-policy implementation-income and spending captors).
F-final land use (area-ratio-standards development. Etc.).- Taking into account both the determinants of development determinants of natural or existing site parameters, which may impede the implementation of the proposed scheme of the city (archaeological sites,areas of mud sediment.an existing power lines and high-voltage network and existing lines of the existing oil and gas lines and water systems. list).
- Taking the necessary approvals for all the ministries concerned, especially the ministries of services, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Works and the Environment Public Authority.
- That the execution will put the project in accordance with the state plan and the decision of the Council of Ministers.
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