CAIRO, Sept 16 , 2018(MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Sunday inspected the under construction residential project of "Rawdat El Sayeda Zeinab", formerly known as Tel el-Akareb, as part of the state's major plan to revamp the slum areas. Madbouli asked the company, responsible for the implementation of the project, to finish it as soon as possible especially that the company has received all its financial dues. In statements during his tour, the premier said the project represents a civilised residential model that shows the state's interest in revamping the slum areas and providing a decent life to residents of unsafe areas. The premier was accompanied by Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal, Deputy Housing Minister Essam e- Gazar and Director of the National Fund for Development of Slum Areas Khaled Sediq. Rawdat Al-Sayeda, formerly Tel el-Akareb, covers an area of about 7.5 feddans (1 feddan = 1.038 acres). It had been a slum area before the government demolished its houses to replace them with residential buildings as part of the state initiative to develop slums. El- Gazar said at least 85 percent of the project has been accomplished. The project costs LE350 million, he said, adding that some residential units of the project have been rented by the government to temporarily provide housing for families of Tel el-Akareb till the whole project is finalised.
