Renovation of Hurghada
Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2017 10:55 am
CAIRO- 23 September 2017: Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah stated that President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi issued a decree to renovate Hurghada in order to make it Egypt’s best touristic spot.
In a conference with the large tribes of the Red Sea governorate that started on Saturday, Abdallah emphasized that there are multiple development projects currently ongoing in the city of Hurghada with the cooperation of the civil society. He also pointed out that El-Dahar Square project is fully financed by an investor.
The governor said that the purpose of the conference is to present the achievements of the previous three years.
Hurghada was the first city visited by President Sisi, as he attended the opening of its airport and the port.
http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/9/242 ... e-Hurghada
So...at the stroke of the presidential pen we are to have a new, beautified city fit for world tourism.
Pardon me while I choke. If only it was that easy.
I suspect General Abdallah (yep...another ex-army governor) will have as much success as Cnut did in ordering back the tide.
Rather than palm-lined boulevards (the most recent exercise in tarting up the place) he needs to have a word with the roads department - they're in a shocking state - and the suppliers of all sorts of construction materials. Despite the beneficent climate, pavements, roads and buildings seem to fall apart within 5 years.
And while he's at it, some liaison between constructors and suppliers of utilities wouldn't go amiss so that new roads and walkways aren't ripped up within a few months for the laying of some pipe or cable.
Then there's the inability of Egyptians to place their rubbish in any receptacle provided, to park a vehicle without blocking the road......etc., etc., the list is endless. No way will Hurghada ever be more than an ugly, dusty city with a coastline dotted with 5 star hotels - leaving only a few scruffy ill-equipped public beaches and virtually no public parks for the local residents.
Other than that...I love it here
In a conference with the large tribes of the Red Sea governorate that started on Saturday, Abdallah emphasized that there are multiple development projects currently ongoing in the city of Hurghada with the cooperation of the civil society. He also pointed out that El-Dahar Square project is fully financed by an investor.
The governor said that the purpose of the conference is to present the achievements of the previous three years.
Hurghada was the first city visited by President Sisi, as he attended the opening of its airport and the port.
http://www.egypttoday.com/Article/9/242 ... e-Hurghada
So...at the stroke of the presidential pen we are to have a new, beautified city fit for world tourism.
Pardon me while I choke. If only it was that easy.
I suspect General Abdallah (yep...another ex-army governor) will have as much success as Cnut did in ordering back the tide.
Rather than palm-lined boulevards (the most recent exercise in tarting up the place) he needs to have a word with the roads department - they're in a shocking state - and the suppliers of all sorts of construction materials. Despite the beneficent climate, pavements, roads and buildings seem to fall apart within 5 years.
And while he's at it, some liaison between constructors and suppliers of utilities wouldn't go amiss so that new roads and walkways aren't ripped up within a few months for the laying of some pipe or cable.
Then there's the inability of Egyptians to place their rubbish in any receptacle provided, to park a vehicle without blocking the road......etc., etc., the list is endless. No way will Hurghada ever be more than an ugly, dusty city with a coastline dotted with 5 star hotels - leaving only a few scruffy ill-equipped public beaches and virtually no public parks for the local residents.
Other than that...I love it here
