The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
The approval was given at a meeting of the committee held under the chairmanship of Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and member of the Executive Council, on Wednesday.
The parking buildings will be constructed in densely populated neighbourhoods and areas where there is heavy vehicular traffic like the Corniche, Khalifa bin Zayed Street, Khalid bin Al Waleed-Al Nasr Road junction and Hamdan bin Mohammed Street-Al Najda Street junction. The parking facilties will be dismantable and can be used for multiple purposes.
The committee also approved the setting up a new abattoir in Al Shehama. The project will be completed in two phases. The new abattoir will be built over an area of 2029 square metres in the first phase, while the present slaughterhouse will be transformed into shops in the second phase.
The meeting also approved setting up of a kindergarten each in Al Falah, Al Bahiya and Al Fouaa areas as part of the Abu Dhabi Future Schools Programme. Abu Dhabi General Services Company and the Abu Dhabi Education Council have been assigned to pick the contractor for executing the project.
It also approved the second edition of the Abu Dhabi Government’s policy and standards for information security. Under this, it will be mandatory for government entities to ensure the confidentiality, authenticity and availability of government information.
The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
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