AMMAN — The Rusaifa
ecological park project, in
Zarqa Governorate, is expected to be finished in
the first half of this year as part of the endeavor to rehabilitate the phosphate
hills, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing said on Friday, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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The park is built on a 74.5-dunum (7.45-hectare)
plot of land and includes water fountains and children's play areas, as well as
three sport fields, an outdoor theater, and various walkways for walking or
jogging enthusiasts, and also includes sanitary units, stalls, and groundwater
tanks, according to a ministry statement.
The park is surrounded by green
areas and farm ponds, and has drought-tolerant plants and trees that use little
water, mostly local. The
project aims to create a sustainable and vital environmental zone and be a
natural outlet for the residents of the region.
Last October, an agreement was
signed to establish the eco-park at a total cost of JD2.5 million, as part of
the project to rehabilitate the phosphate hills area.
The ministry said its role lies in
working and directly supervising work on the project through the Zarqa Works
Directorate.
Minister of Public Works and Housing
Yahya Al-Kasbi checked the progress on the park on Friday, saying that the
ministry attaches importance to the creation of environmental projects that
help face climate changes, as well as making use of environmentally friendly
materials in all its projects to reduce environment pollution.
He added that the eco-park project is
proof of the government’s keenness to translate on the ground the Royal
directives concerning preservation of the environment and dealing with climate
change, which is one of the most prominent challenges nowadays.
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