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DEWA and Dubai Municipality strengthen strategic partnership to enhance the management and operation of Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Dubai
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  Municipality have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
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  concerning the Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls Project.
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  The agreement strengthens cooperation between
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  the two entities in managing, operating, and
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  developing the project's facilities, supporting
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  the sustainability of its assets, and maximizing
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  their benefits for Hatta's residents and visitors.
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  The agreement was signed by His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr. Managing Director and Chief
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  Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, and His Excellency Marwan bin Galita,
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  Director General of Dubai Municipality, in the
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  presence of several officials from both sides.
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  The signing ceremony took place during the 28th
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  edition of the Water, Energy, Technology, and
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  Environment Exhibition, WETEX 2026, which Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority is organizing
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  from 20th to 22nd October 2026 at the Dubai World
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  Trade Center. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al
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  -Tayr said, We are guided by the vision and directives
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
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  the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to promote the comprehensive
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  and sustainable development of Hatta, strengthening
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  its position as a prominent tourism and investment
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  destination while preserving its natural environment,
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  unique character and heritage. This agreement
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  reflects the integration of roles between Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority and Dubai Municipality,
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  helping ensure the sustainability of the Hatta
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  Sustainable Waterfalls Project and enhance the
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  value it delivers to the community and visitors.
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  Since the project's launch, we have been keen
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  to ensure that its role extends beyond that of
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  a tourist attraction. It also supports the region's
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  social and economic development. creates sustainable
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  opportunities for Hata's residents, and adds
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  to the area's distinctive character. Under the
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  agreement, responsibility for the management,
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  operation, maintenance, and development of the
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  existing buildings, facilities, and assets at
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  Hata Sustainable Waterfalls is transferred to
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  Dubai Municipality. It also covers the leasing
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  of facilities and shops and defines the responsibilities
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  of the parties involved. The agreement also provides
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  for the oversight of leased properties and tenants
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  in line with applicable regulatory frameworks
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  in support of the public interest.