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| New Plans for the Beer Sheva River Park |
| Last Modified at:18-Oct-2009 |
The Israel cabinet has approved a plan to establish and develop the Beer Sheva River Park, which will span 1280 acres (5.2 sq. km) and will include an amphitheater, a promenade and biking trails.
The metropolitan park, that will serve residents of Israel's entire southern region, will emphasize the protection of the Beer Sheva River and conservation of the region's unique ecosystem.
Based on the decision, an interministerial committee, headed by the director general of the Prime Minister's Office, Eyal Gabay, was set up to recommend the optimal organizational platform for the establishment and administration of the park. The committee will be comprised of representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee, and the Ministry of Finance.
In addition, the Ministry of National Infrastructure will promote the development of water, sewage and power required for the project, and a designated "River Authority" will be established by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, which will be in charge of the park's development according to the plans already submitted.
It is estimated that some 300 million shekels (some $80 million) will be invested in the park by the government and by donors from abroad over the next seven years, with half this sum to be allocated by the government.
The objectives of the park include: landscape rehabilitation of the river and its vicinity, preservation of the environs of the river as an open space accessible to the public and improvement of quality of life and the environment while developing tourism in the Negev and southern region of Israel.
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