By: ONA Muscat: Dr. Khalfan Said Al Shu’aili, Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, has valued His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik’s endorsement of the National Urban Development Strategy (NUDS) which, he said, is the mainstay of future urban development. He described the strategy as a basic component of Oman Vision 2040, being the spatial framework enshrining all development programmes in an integrated, balanced and multifaceted manner. Dr. Khalfan pointed out that the NUDS will contribute to channeling investment and development of appropriate destinations and, will thus, help achieve harmony among development activities, diminish the probability of clash of objectives and provide the necessary incentives to foster socioeconomic prosperity while at the same time safeguarding environment for the coming generations.