Thursday, September 16, 2010
FIFA Team in Qatar
Metro to link stadiums
HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, board chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, with visiting FIFA delegation members at a presentation about Qatar Foundation and Education City after receiving them yesterday evening. The meeting with the delegation, led by Chilean Football Federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls, reviewed Qatar Foundation’s plans and objectives, particularly its efforts in support of sports
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar to see presentations on the state’s long-term development plans which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail City
The FIFA inspection team completed its second day in Qatar yesterday with a packed schedule of presentations on infrastructure projects.
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar, the real estate arm of the Qatar Investment Authority, to see presentations on Qatar’s long-term development plans, which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail City.
The Lusail City, being developed as a satellite town across 37 square kilometres on the sea front, compliments Qatar’s ambitions to bring the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time. The city will be equipped with all entertainment and social facilities.
“The main attraction will be the waterfront development, which will stretch across 28 kilometres,” explained Magdy Yousef during a presentation to the reporters.
“There will also be one of the 12 stadiums proposed in Qatar’s World Cup bid,” he added. “There will be training fields as well as hotel rooms. But we will go ahead with the project whether or not Qatar wins the World Cup.”
While it will take more than 15 years for the railway project to complete, 70% of it will be ready by 2017 to be used for the World Cup.
“The metro system will link each of the 12 World Cup stadiums,” said Sultan Bakhit al-Enazi, project manager of Qatar Railway.
All transportation networks will use environmentally-friendly technology and will allow Qatar to host the most compact World Cup in history, with no more than an hour travel time between stadiums, hotels and other
facilities.
Another presentation was given on the under-construction New Doha International Airport (NDIA), set to begin operations in 2012.
“The new airport will handle 24mn travellers on the opening day. But it will later be handling 50mn,” said Bernardo Gogna, director at NDIA Steering Committee.
“It will be one of the best airports in the world in terms of quality services,” Gogna claimed.
FIFA inspectors were also taken to the National Command Centre for a briefing on safety and security.
The day concluded with visits to Education City, the site of Qatar’s large-scale investment in higher education and research, and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. Additionally, inspectors were taken on a tour of the Museum of Islamic Art, one of the finest facilities for cultural artefacts and heritage in the Middle East.
The FIFA inspectors will wrap up their visit today with visits scheduled to Aspire Dome, Aspetar and Qatar Museum of Islamic Arts.
HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, board chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, with visiting FIFA delegation members at a presentation about Qatar Foundation and Education City after receiving them yesterday evening. The meeting with the delegation, led by Chilean Football Federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls, reviewed Qatar Foundation’s plans and objectives, particularly its efforts in support of sports
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar to see presentations on the state’s long-term development plans which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail City
The FIFA inspection team completed its second day in Qatar yesterday with a packed schedule of presentations on infrastructure projects.
The six-member FIFA team visited Qatari Diar, the real estate arm of the Qatar Investment Authority, to see presentations on Qatar’s long-term development plans, which include a state-of-the-art high-speed rail and metro system, New Doha International Airport and Lusail City.
The Lusail City, being developed as a satellite town across 37 square kilometres on the sea front, compliments Qatar’s ambitions to bring the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time. The city will be equipped with all entertainment and social facilities.
“The main attraction will be the waterfront development, which will stretch across 28 kilometres,” explained Magdy Yousef during a presentation to the reporters.
“There will also be one of the 12 stadiums proposed in Qatar’s World Cup bid,” he added. “There will be training fields as well as hotel rooms. But we will go ahead with the project whether or not Qatar wins the World Cup.”
While it will take more than 15 years for the railway project to complete, 70% of it will be ready by 2017 to be used for the World Cup.
“The metro system will link each of the 12 World Cup stadiums,” said Sultan Bakhit al-Enazi, project manager of Qatar Railway.
All transportation networks will use environmentally-friendly technology and will allow Qatar to host the most compact World Cup in history, with no more than an hour travel time between stadiums, hotels and other
facilities.
Another presentation was given on the under-construction New Doha International Airport (NDIA), set to begin operations in 2012.
“The new airport will handle 24mn travellers on the opening day. But it will later be handling 50mn,” said Bernardo Gogna, director at NDIA Steering Committee.
“It will be one of the best airports in the world in terms of quality services,” Gogna claimed.
FIFA inspectors were also taken to the National Command Centre for a briefing on safety and security.
The day concluded with visits to Education City, the site of Qatar’s large-scale investment in higher education and research, and the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. Additionally, inspectors were taken on a tour of the Museum of Islamic Art, one of the finest facilities for cultural artefacts and heritage in the Middle East.
The FIFA inspectors will wrap up their visit today with visits scheduled to Aspire Dome, Aspetar and Qatar Museum of Islamic Arts.
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