NEW-LOOK MARKET

By MOHAMMED AL A'ALI
MANAMA: The Manama Central Market has been earmarked for a multi-million dinar upgrade, it was revealed yesterday.
It will include the construction of additional buildings and renovations and expansions of existing ones.
"The whole market will be air-conditioned and all the necessary facilities will provided," Manama Municipal Council technical affairs committee chairman Sadiq Rahma told the GDN.
"Currently it is acceptable, but to us it is not satisfactory and we are aiming to make it more appealing.
"People, both Bahrainis and expats, have told us many times that they want the market to be further developed.
"It already has three shopping centres, but we believe that more emphasis should be given to its original facilities.
"We have already received a study from Bahrain University with plans to organise and develop the area and hopefully it will be useful when we start renovating the market."
The project is expected to cost BD16 million.