By Hussain Aref
THE search is on for a government plot to build a new central market to serve residents and visitors in the south of the country.
The Southern Municipal council has approved a proposal to find a home for an outdoor shopping facility in Zallaq, close to Bahrain International Circuit, as the area is growing as a tourist hotspot and its population is significantly rising.
“Zallaq and its surrounding neighbourhoods are filled with farmers and fishermen,” said council financial, administrative and legislative committee chairman Talal Al Basheer, who represents Zallaq, Sakhir, Al Areen, Al Jazair and Safra.
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