MUSCAT: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has been assigned to make necessary plans to immediately construct 328 houses that were completely destroyed during cyclone Shaheen.

Speaking in an interview with Oman TV, His Excellency Sultan bin Salem Al Habsi, Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Assessment of Tropical Cyclone Shaheen said a tender has been awarded to repair 24 falajs and two dams. “The number of falajs affected by the tropical cyclone has reached 80 falajs and 5 dams, and a tender has been awarded to repair 24 falajs and two dams, and the rest of the dams will be repaired upon completion of the technical aspects,” Al Habsi said.

The minister also informed that the concerned authorities have been instructed to develop temporary internal roads in cyclone-hit areas until a solution is found.