The Sharjah Police have set up plans and mechanisms to ensure foolproof security for construction of Etihad Train (GCC Railway) project.

Laying down of the train's tracks in the UAE will cost an estimated $11billion. The route will run for about 1,200km across the Emirates. The project will also form a vital part of the railway network system to connect all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-member states. It is scheduled to be completed by 2023.

Dr Ahmed Al Noor, director of central operation at Sharjah Police, said that the follow-up committee for the different phases of the project was formed under the supervision of Maj Gen Saif Al Zeri Al Shamsi, commander-in-chief of Sharjah Police. The committee started its meetings to discuss mechanisms to ensure safety and security of the construction of the train route that will pass through Sharjah, he pointed out.

He said that the purpose of setting up such a committee was to achieve the objectives of Ministry of the Interior, which aimed to ensure high-level of security to the project. He stressed the role the GCC Railway will play in strengthening the social and economic ties among UAE and other GCC countries, through which the train route passes.

 

 

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