He instructed the Governor to take all the necessary measures that would control shanty towns, particularly in the New Airport area. Moreover, he urged the State to formulate well conceived plans that would ease off the present congestion in Khartoum town centre by shifting part of the business traffic to the new site.
Appreciating cooperation and coordination among the said three States surrounding the New Airport, Bashir stressed the need to collaborate for constructing Kosti-Abuhalib road that would revive a vast area rich in animal resources, which used to be served by Khartoum-Kosti River Navigation Line.
He noted that this New Airport was planned to be financed by the Late Sheikh Zaid simultaneously with Oman Airport.
The President of the Republic directed the allocation of a special landing strip, as well as a special area for Sudan Airways as a national carrier.
Source: Sudan Vision
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