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Eastern Province Municipality urban development initiatives

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The Eastern Province Municipality in Dammam has undertaken several initiatives continues to improve implement urban quality of life development and environmental sustainability in alignment initiatives aligned with Saudi Vision 2030 and the Saudi Green Initiative. Environmental efforts have focused on large-scale afforestation, including reached significant milestones, with the municipality completing the planting of over 2 approximately 2.09 million diverse trees between 2025 and mid-2026. June 2026. Recent activities involved included planting over 32,000 trees in various sectors of across central, western, and eastern Dammam, with plans specifically targeting sites such as the Emirate triangles and 11th Street. The municipality maintains a goal to plant an additional 1.5 million trees throughout 2026. These Ongoing projects include road afforestation, seed dispersal, dispersal and the afforestation of major routes, including Airport Road, Abu Hadriyah Road, and King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Road, alongside mangrove planting. planting and campsite afforestation in Dammam and Al Nairyah. In addition to environmental works, terms of community and infrastructure development, the municipality is pursuing community-based developmental initiatives. This includes expanding its public-private partnerships. Following previous discussions with the Joud Women’s Charitable Association to strengthen partnerships aimed at “urban humanization” and regarding social impact through programs such as the ‘Our Outing Today’ initiative. Expanding its scope toward economic and recreational development, the municipality—in collaboration with the Ministry sports park investments, a new memorandum of Municipalities and Housing understanding has been signed with Mouwasat Medical Services. This agreement focuses on developing a park and the Ministry of Sport—has identified investment opportunities in sports parks. A workshop titled ‘Investment track in Sports Parks and Enhancing Sustainability’ noted that the Eastern Province has Dammam’s Uhud neighborhood. Spanning over 11,000 square meters near Mouwasat Hospital, the highest number of registered players, suggesting high demand for facilities. The initiative seeks to leverage municipal assets project will include landscaping, lighting, paving, and children’s play areas to create integrated destinations combining sports, entertainment, promote healthy lifestyles and community services through private sector participation. enhance the local urban landscape.

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  1. 2026-10-22 09:30 UTC Eastern Province Municipality urban development initiatives
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