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DUBAI - His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, accompanied by four ministers and a number of senior state officials made an inspection tour of parts of the country on Wednesday, where he inspected the educational, healthcare, infrastructure, agriculture and housing projects.
One of his stops was at the offices of the ministry of environment and water in the Eastern Region, where he inspected a number of models of seedlings ready for distribution among the farmers.
The newly developed seedlings are expected to consume less water for irrigation. Shaikh Mohammed lauded the efforts and researches behind these new breeds of seedlings.
Shaikh Mohammed visited the Al Maseer Girls School in Shuwaib region in the Al Ain Education Zone and met the principal, teachers and pupils there.
He then left for Al Madam region in the emirate of Sharjah, where he visited the Madam Healthcare Centre, and inspected the facilities there. Shaikh Mohammed talked to the medics and paramedics at the healthcare centre and ensured that the facilities are keeping desired standard.
He then inspected the Dubai-Fujairah highway, which is being built at a cost of Dh1.4 billion, and conversed with the engineers on the progress of the project. The project, to be completed by the second half of 2011, will reduce the travel time between Dubai and Fujairah by 40 minutes.
Shaikh Mohammed then visited Al Dhaid Hospital in the emirate of Sharjah. The hospital caters to the inhabitants of Al Dhaid and the suburbs in the central region of Sharjah.
Shaikh Mohammed also visited schools in the region, and then went to the emirate of Umm Al Quwain, where he inspected the houses built under the Shaikh Zayed Housing Programme.
He also visited Falaj Al Mualla Healthcare Centre and Falaj Al Mualla Secondary School for Girls.
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