Municipality & Planning Department, Ajman

United Arab Emirates24 March 2008Draft

Municipality & Planning Department, Ajman, was established under Law No. (1) of 1968 issued by H.H Ruler of Ajman, assigning the municipality the task of boosting development and introducing services, with a small staff of 25, in addition to 250 laborers. In 2003 the number of employees rose to 273. Over the past 25 years, the municipality completed several urban projects that boosted the integrated development of the Emirate. Visitor to Ajman today can see the high level of progress achieved by the Emirate, visible in the development of new areas, highways, huge agricultural areas, gardens, parks, public utilities and malls. The Municipality’s Achievements Drafting building codes Issuing license permits Improvement of old roads, re-asphalting and lighting. Construction of internal roads in all areas. Improvement and facilitating provision of municipal services in the different areas by opening two branches for the municipality, in Masfout and Manama, as well as opening a municipal office in the new industrial area. Preparing studies to develop urban plans and establishing regulations concerning building codes and building permits. Souvenir sheet: AED 15. Size: 35 x 45 mm in sheets of 50 stamps.