Muscat: In an agreement signed between Muscat Municipality and Khazeen Economic City, it was formalized that the activities of the vegetables and fruits market will be relocated from the Central Market located in Al Mawaleh to Khazeen.

This decision was made in an effort to reduce the volume of trucks entering Muscat Governorate and regulate and develop the activities of wholesale markets. The existing outlet in Central Market will continue to serve as a retail outlet.

The agreement was signed between The Chairman of Muscat Municipality – Eng. Isam Saud al – Zedjali, and the CEO of Khazeen – Eng. Salim Sulaiman al – Dhuhli.

Commenting on the agreement, Eng. Al-Zedjali opined that such an agreement will help in not only setting up the Food City component of Khazeen but, will enable improved utilization of existing infrastructure. In addition, Eng. Al-Zedjali also noted, the utility of Khazeen as a major logistics hub to amend the quality and performance of the sector.

This whole setup will come at a cost of RO 43 Million and occupy 800,000 m2 of land, effectively tripling the size of the existing market in Muscat.