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6/25/24, 4:41 PM Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed approves plans for massive $8.2bn rain drainage network - Arabian Business: Latest News on…
Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed approves
plans for massive $8.2bn rain drainage

network

The new network will increase Dubai’s rainwater drainage capacity
by 700 percent and “enhance the emirate’s readiness to face
future climate challenges” Sheikh Mohammed said

Dubai has approved an integrated project ‘Tasreef’ to develop the emirate’s rainwater drainage network costing AED30 billion
($8.2 billion).

The project was described as “the largest rainwater collection system in the region” by£Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

The new network will increase Dubai’s rainwater drainage capacity by 700 percent and “enhance the emirate’s readiness to face
future climate challenges” according to Sheikh Mohammed.

It will collect over 20 million cubic meters of water per day serving Dubai’s needs “for the next hundred years.”
Sheikh Mohammed stated the project will “cover all areas of Dubai” and absorb more rainfall than existing infrastructure.

Work will begin “immediately” and be carried out in stages concluding in 2033.

Dubai will “maintain its infrastructure and urban gains” through the drainage network. Sheikh Mohammed added it will
“enhance safety and security for everyone living on its land.”

Here is a news story based on the information provided, written in British English:
Dubai approves AED30 billion project to enhance rainwater drainage network

According to a statement by the Office of Sheikh Mohammed, Dubai Municipality will implement the project, adhering to the
highest global technical and engineering standards.

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