By: Times News Service
Muscat: The number of residential plots granted across the Sultanate has reduced by more than 85 per cent till the end of March 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
A statement issued online by Oman News Agency (ONA), said: The number of residential plots granted in the Sultanate decreased by the end of March 2021, to reach 1,006, compared to 7,491 plots of land in the same period of the previous year, with a decrease of 86.6 per cent.
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Crossing red signal decreased by 67% in Oman
Muscat: The incidents of jumping the signal decreased by 67 per cent in the last five years due to drivers ’commitment to traffic rules and regulations.
Lt Col Zakia bint Hamad al Sanawyah, Director, Traffic Violations Department, said that the percentage of red-light violations at traffic signals exceeded 0.6 per cent of the total violations recorded in 2020.
The data provided by ROP said that the procedures for dealing with the driver of the vehicle, who was proven to have crossed the red signal, is to arrest the driver of the violating vehicle for a period not exceeding 48 hours and seize the vehicle for a period of two weeks. Three points are also added to the driver’s account.
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Fruit and vegetable prices down in Oman
Between March 2021 and March 2020, prices of vegetables in Oman decreased by 11.6 per cent. Fruit prices went down 2.95 per cent YoY, according to data from by National Centre for Statistics and Information.
However, the costs of other goods listed on the consumer price index rose slightly. Small increase was reported in the amount customers have to pay for bread and cereals (1.07 per cent), meat (0.91 per cent), and oils and fats (1.85 per cent).
“The shipping expenses for tomatoes from Europe, for example, are higher than the ones from, say, Jordan, and of course, if you buy them locally, then they are often the cheapest,” one retail manager told timesofoman.com.