A high-level delegation from the Sharjah Consultative Council, SCC, on Tuesday, visited the mountainous area of Shis in Khorfakkan.

During the visit, the delegation inspected several development projects including the Khorfakkan-Sharjah Road and Tunnels Project.

Headed by Khawla Al Mulla, Chairperson of the SCC, the delegation was received by Mohammed Khamis Al Naqbi of Wadi Shis area, several government officials in Khorfakkan and a host of dignitaries, Emirati citizens and residents.

Before accompanying the members of the delegation on a tour of the area, Al Naqbi in his welcome speech stressed the inhabitants’ happiness with the first visit of its kind, pointing out that such initiatives confirm, beyond any doubt, the leadership's keenness to establish communication channels between all government departments and Emiratis in the various areas of the emirate.

He also praised the SCC’s keenness to meet the needs of the people, learn about the history and present-day developments in the various aspects of life in Shis, and to closely acquaint themselves with the development projects in the region that hold a brighter future for the UAE citizens of the area, thanks to the vision of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.

Al Mulla stressed that the visit comes in line with the Sharjah Ruler's approach to open direct communication channels with all UAE citizens and visit them in their places of residence to closely meet their needs, while expressing delight over the sizeable development projects in the area.

Concluding the visit, Al Mullah chaired a meeting of the SCC’s bureau during which many issues and developments related to the work of the council were discussed.

Al Mulla said that the meeting comes within the framework of the bureau's plans to hold periodic meetings in various areas of the emirate to highlight Sharjah’s cultural aspects