Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum announced Dubai's $8 billion stormwater runoff system to prevent future flooding, scheduled for completion by 2033.
April 16 brought the UAE’s worst rainfall in 75 years, causing widespread flooding and disrupting daily life and infrastructure, including Dubai airport.Dubai, renowned for its futuristic skyline and opulent lifestyle, has announced an ambitious $8 billion plan to construct a comprehensive stormwater runoff system.
The announcement, made by Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum on social media platform X, revealed that the extensive rainwater drainage network will be completed by 2033, with construction set to commence immediately. الأخوة والأخوات .. اعتمدنا اليوم مشروعاً متكاملاً لتطوير شبكة تصريف الأمطار بدبي بكلفة 30 مليار درهم . . أكبر مشروع لتجميع مياه الأمطار في نظام واحد على مستوى المنطقة . . والذي سيرفع الطاقة الاستيعابية لتصريف مياه الأمطار في الإمارة بنسبة 700% ويعزز جاهزية الإمارة لمواجهة…
Sheikh Mohammed highlighted that the new drainage system “will increase the capacity of rainwater drainage in the emirate by 700 percent and enhance the emirate’s readiness to face future climate challenges.”
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