A Diary of a New Town
Abdul Rahman emailed me this letter last week to share with you. I hadn’t seen it before (perhaps it was during my summer holiday) so I’m grateful for receiving it. It looks like we need to give our opinion on what we want on the area between our outside walls and the proposed roads.
If you have any idea where we could send it – or even easier fax it – please let me know.
Thank you Abdul Rahman. Sorry it took a while to put it online…
It’s a very messy time for Mangaf. Loud diggers, dusty trucks and lots and lots of excavation. The clearing up continues and digging has started on the main routes for all the pipes. While I was away for the summer, I lost my beloved trees in front of our house… I wish they put the effort to work around them instead of taking them out… but I understand.
Regular reader Abdulrahman emailed me today to say things are about to start in front of his house. It will get much messier before it startss to take shape.
Good luck everyone and be careful of the deep excavation and heavy vehicles.
Good news.
According to our Parliament Website, MP Salem Al Namlan has suggested a police station for Mangaf. This comes as the population density increases etc etc.
This is good. I believe the large Co-Op area currently under development – see here - will probably include the station.
The clearing has begun, and they were hard at work this morning moving excess sand from the major routes. It’s being dumped in the huge open area in Block 1.
With the works beginning around Mangaf to connect us to the road network, I thought I should capture a few shots of how life is today. People have created neighbourhoods, driveways and even gardens before any sign of planning. This relative feeling of stability is about to be disturbed for a while, with all the digging and construction, before leaving a clean finished look for the final phase of this town.
