Nad Al Sheba Park

The Dhs12.7 million Nad Al Sheba Park, which offers unique recreational facilities for the residents, was opened to the public today by the Acting Director General of Dubai Municipality, Hussain Nasser Lootah. The ceremony, which marked the formal start of the 27th Plantation Week in Dubai, was also attended by Jassim Darwish, Secretary General of the UAE Municipalities, senior officials of government departments and the civic body. Lootah said the municipality is working vigorously towards achieving the strategic objective of turning eight per cent of Dubai's urban land by 2012. The park is one of the best residential parks built by the municipality. It boasts of a red jogging track and a green cycling track with lots of greenery that includes some 55 date palms, 351 trees of various kinds, 1373 small plants, 861 cactus plants, 1925 square meters of soil-cover. The total greenery covers an area of 17,555 square meters where as the total cultivated area amounts to 2.7 hectors. Other facilities of the park include dedicated playgrounds for football, basketball, and volley-ball with separate entrances, play areas for kids of 3-6 years and those for 7-12 years, a central piazza, parking lot, administration block and toilets. Basic requirements of special needs people are taken into consideration such as ramps, toilets, and parking.