Deputy Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities Khaled Abbas announces the completion of 4,704 housing units (196 buildings), in the Egypt Housing project in the New Mansoura City, with an implementation rate of 94%, Invest-Gate reports.

This is stated during the official’s site inspection visit to the New Mansoura City. He is accompanied by Kamal Bahgat, assistant vice president of the New Urban Communities Authority for the Development and Urban Development Sector, and  Muhammad Ragab, head of the New Damietta Development Authority and supervisor of the New Mansoura City.

Abbas also reveals that units in the (468 buildings) are being implemented in the JANNA middle-income housing project in the New Mansoura city, adding that the implementation rate reached 91%. As for the luxury housing project, Abbas says that 1,392 housing units (58 residential buildings) have already been completed.

Meanwhile, Ragab also points out that 1,149 villas along with 2,103 units are currently being implemented, adding that the New Mansoura University – which spreads over 127 feddans – is targeted for completion next year.

To recall, the new Mansoura city will be home to different types of housing, including tourist accommodation, villas, middle-income housing, and social housing. It is expected to include a university, medical city, industrial hubs, and a waterfront Corniche. 

The city also sees the establishment of a transformer station with a capacity of 500 megavolt ampere (MVA), a seawater desalination plant, with a capacity of 160,000 m3/day, at a cost of EGP 1.4 bn, and a sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 120,000 m3/day.

Other projects currently underway include schools, eight commercial markets, a health center, a police station, and four mosques.