Construction work for new market in South Al Batinah begins

Muscat: At an estimated cost of more than OMR 319,000, the construction works for the new market that is located in the Wilayat of Wadi Al-Ma'awil, South Al Batinah Governorate has begun.

The company executing the New Market project in the Wilayat of Wadi Al Ma'awil in South Al Batinah Governorate has started its construction works at an estimated cost of more than OMR 319,000.

Saud bin Said Al Ma'awali, Deputy Chairman of the Municipal Council in South Al-Batinah Governorate, representative of Wadi Al-Ma'awil, said: “The market, which is supervised by the Office of the Governor of South Al-Batinah, It is built on an area estimated at 16,000 square meters and includes 27 shops, a number of cafes, a mosque, and a number of parking lots. In addition to afforestation areas and a number of sessions in a beautiful and developed way, and some services that visitors and tourists need for the market, which will be an economic station and a tourist attraction by virtue of its location on the main street.

The new market project will enhance the commercial and economic status of the wilayat, as it will serve business owners and small and medium enterprises. It will also contribute, after its completion, to revitalising the purchasing movement in the wilayat and nearby wilayats in the South Al Batinah Governorate.”

Al Ma'awali pointed out that the market will contribute to highlighting the crafts and traditional industries that the wilayat is famous for, such as making daggers, silverware, pottery, dates, some seasonal products, palm leaves and other industries, which will make it A destination for tourism, whether from inside or outside the Sultanate of Oman.