Dubai, 26th Jan. 2014 (WAM) - Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality stated that the General Projects Department of Dubai Municipality commenced the third stage of the unique Holy Qur'an Park which is expected to be completed by September 2015 at an estimated cost of AED 26 million.
Having reviewed the progress of project, Lootah urged all parties involved to speed up the works in order to complete the project on time. ?Holy Quran park is one of the prestigious project of the civic body and not only the UAE, but also the entire tourist world is waiting to visit the park without patience,? he said.
He said the project was announced on the occasion of celebrating the 1000th meeting of the technical committee of Dubai Municipality, held in the beginning of 2013. ?The first stage of leveling was done using the construction wastes and other reusable waste materials saving AED 12mn of the cost. In the second stage, planting of 32 hectors and other facilities have been finished,? he said. ?The park located in Al Khawaneej area has been specially designed in the Islamic perspective to introduce the miracles of Quran through a variety of surprises for the visitors,? he added. Eng. Mohamed Noor Mashroom, Director of General Projects Department said the park in 64 hectors will include all available plants mentioned in the holy Qur'an along with facilities such as attractive main entrance, administration building, Islamic garden, children's play areas, Umrah corner, outside theatre, areas for miracles of the Qur'an, fountains, bathrooms, glass building, desert garden, palm oasis, lake, running track, cycling track and sandy walking track. ?The plants mentioned in Qur'an are 54 items that include fig, pomegranate, olive, corn, leek, garlic, onion, lentil, barley, wheat, ginger, pumpkin, watermelon, tamarind, seder, vineyards, bananas, cucumbers, basil etc. Planting of total 31 items of these plants are already completed and the remaining 20 items will be planted in the third stage, while three plants are not available on the earth,? Mashroom said. ?A glass building will accommodate 15 items of plants and other items are being planted in different gardens specified for each item. These plants are expected to incite the visitors to think about the reason behind mentioning its names in the Qur'an,' he said. 'The area allocated for the miracles of Qur'an will include an air conditioned tunnel to show miracles and stories of the Holy book,' he explained. ?A lake in the middle of the park will give a look and real feeling of an oasis surrounded by fascinating trees and sands for the visitors,? he added.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2014.
