Egypt’s Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities Assem El-Gazzar announced facade work is underway on the 15th-16th district buildings in the Housing for All Egyptians presidential initiative in New Obour City, Invest-Gate reports.

The project includes 638 buildings and 15,312 housing units. Works are on schedule for completion and handover to approved recipients, El-Gazzar said during a visit to monitor the New Obour City projects.

El-Gazzar stressed the need to focus on utility projects like drinking water, sewage, electricity, and communications.

New Obour City Authority Head Ahmed Ali said R3 road works are nearing completion, linking the Middle Ring Road and the R6 through the Al-Amal area to the regional ring road.

The R4 works also continue, connecting the Middle Ring Road to the Ismailia Desert Road. This aims to quickly enable landholders in recently added areas to complete legalization, Ali explained.

For the presidential initiative residence project in the 15th-16th district, Ali monitored utility installations.

The authority’s electricity department and North Cairo Electricity Distribution Company completed a distributor to supply electricity to the 460-plot Beit Al-Watan project area for Egyptian expatriates, preparing to energize constructed plots, Ali added.

Ali emphasized the need to accelerate road projects to finish on schedule.