New Dhs16 million park in Mirdif part of DM green strategy

Construction of the park, with a total area of 1.55 hectors will begin early next month and the facility will be ready by the end of this year, said Essa Al Maidour, Assistant Director General of Dubai Municipality for General Projects Affairs.

He said the park would meet requirements of the area's residents for recreational facilities. Palm trees will be planted to provide shade, and different types of shrubs and flowers will form a colourful ambiance.

"Dubai Municipality is keen to provide all means of recreation to the public and spread greenery in the city," Al Maidour said.

He added that the park would include several facilities and features such as play grounds for children of various age groups, a main play area consisting of football, basketball, volley-ball, and tennis courts, a main plaza with shaded sitting areas, and a vast green area.

"In designing the park, we have taken into consideration requirements of the people of special needs," Al Maidour said.

The park would have a dedicated section for children in the age-groups of 2-5 and 6-12 years to play various games. Adults can perform their favourite sports in a fence-separated play ground. There are two jogging tracks in the park - a 325 meter-long jogging track inside the main park and another 285-long track inside the main play area - to enable people to perform jogging.

Al Maidour, meanwhile, said the municipality is currently undertaking a study aimed at enhancing design criterion of residential parks and community facilities in Dubai. Residential parks are small parks that range in the area from one to two hectors and located in packed neighbourhoods while the community facilities are small games and resting areas with no greenery.

The study seeks to redefine the residential parks and analyse the actual needs of each neighbourhood for recreational and sports facilities.

"The needs of residents will be identified based on the variety of populace (such as kids, teens, adults, and old people) as well as the type of residential units (detached villas, attached or semi-attached villas, multi-story apartments...etc). This will help serve each neighbourhood with unique recreational facilities," he said.

He noted that the ultimate objective is to offer 2.5 square meters of greenery 1.5 square meters of play-ground and 1.5 square meters of community facility to each individual.
"In short, the greenery strategy of Dubai Municipality aims at providing 5.5 square meters of recreational facility to every individual in the emirate," he said.