Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Cabinet colleagues have requested visiting Sharjah ruler Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi to implement a housing scheme for Keralites in Sharjah.
At an interaction with the ruler at Raj Bhavan on Monday, Mr.Vijayan and the Ministers said a project for constructing 10 apartment towers on 10 acres could be conceived as a joint venture of Kerala and Sharjah.
The proposed family city would have modern medical care facilities and if developed further, would be helpful for the citizens of Sharjah too. They proposed setting up of schools of international standards, engineering and medical colleges, skill development and training centres, and such others.
A cultural complex for showcasing the culture, history, and tradition of the State was mooted on another 10 acres. It would have a museum, venues for presenting art forms, exhibition centres and space for promoting ayurveda-based health tourism and a ayurveda hub too.
The cooperation and participation of Sharjah was sought for ₹50,000-crore investment planned by the State in IT, tourism, infrastructure, and other sectors in the next four years. Indian and foreign companies of international repute are operating in the State that has prominent IT parks too.
The State has an agency for promoting startups too. The back office operations of Sharjah companies can be done from the State. The huge pool of doctors, including specialists, could be effectively used.
The Kannur international airport will become operational by 2018.
A medical centre of international standards can be set up near the airport with investment from Sharjah, it was said.
