Cairo - MENA
The housing minister also presented a suggested design to the finance and business district and visualization to link the new administrative capital with various parts of Egypt via the railway line that will begin from Ain Sokhna passing by the new capital then 6th October City and Alexandria as well as El Alamein cities.
The railway line will extend to 533 kilometers.
Sisi approved the suggested design for the finance and business district and the railway line, stressing the importance of providing best services for various districts in the new capital especially the finance district, the presidential spokesman said.
This will attract international firms, Sisi said, stressing the need to link the new capital with various parts of the state via a network of means of transportation including railway lines in order to contribute to allowing citizens move easily from and to the new capital, Yousef noted.
The housing minister reviewed also the work progress in other new cities such as the design of the tourist areas in New El Alamein city and new Mansoura city which is considered a coastal city as it enjoys a unique geographical position on the Mediterranean Sea.
A residential area will also be established in new Mansoura city where various services will be provided to Daqahlia governorate and northern Delta residents.
The minister tackled, during the get-together, the work progress with regard to infrastructure projects in western Assiut and western Qena cities.
The president approved the designs of the tourist area in New El Alamein city and gave directives to begin implementation immediately, pointing out to the importance of the venture as a model for tourist city that provides sustainable development via various economic activities such as the tourist and industrial ones, the spokesman concluded.
Source: MENA