Zunjbar stadium's first phase costs YR 5.6 billion

SANA'A, Feb. 10 (Saba) - Ministry of Public Works and Roads (MPWR)
signed here on Tuesday four contracts at a total cost of YR 5.6
billion for carrying out the football stadium first phase in Zunjbar
town in Abyan province.

The stadium's capacity will reach 20,000 watchers and will be
implemented by a government financing. It is one of the projects of
20th Gulf Cup hosted by Yemen in 2010.

The contracts were signed in MPWR by Minister of Public Works and
Roads Omar al-Kurshomi and the executing companies at the presence
of the Head of Supreme Supervising Committee for the 20th Gulf
preparations Minister of Information Hasan al-Lawzi.

Signing the contracts comes within the practical steps taken for
completing the sports infrastructure to host the important sport
event in Yemen by the end of 2010, al-Kurshomi and al-Lawzi made
clear.

Furthermore, the two ministers added that there are other contracts
related to the electro mechanic, the general site and the other
necessary equipments will be signed during the coming period
according to a limited schedule.

They assured that the preparations for this championship are
steadily going on and calling on the executing contractors for
speeding up the accomplishment of all their works timely and in
accordance with the agreed specifications.