Bahrain to build ‘green town’
01 July 2012
BAHRAIN will soon start construction of its first “green town” after new government plans were unveiled recently. Blueprints for the town project include government houses, schools, a library, a theatre, a health centre, natural sanctuaries, a botanical garden and public parks, in addition to luxurious villas and eco-friendly commercial and office buildings which will be built on private plots. Bus stations, new road works and pedestrian walkways will also be built along with a railway station for the project, which will link Bahrain and other GCC countries through a $25-billion 2,117-km rail network.
The new town will cover 356 hectares – 174 hectares in the Northern Governorate and 182 in the Capital Governorate – and will include parts of Bilad Al Qadeem, Khamis, Adhari, Salhiya, Tashan and Burhama.
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