His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday ordered a comprehensive plan for Koura District to address its problems and meet the needs of its 110,000 residents.

The plan entails the allocation of JD4 million to implement several projects in the fields of health, education and services to address the socio-economic challenges the district's inhabitants face and improve their living conditions.

At a meeting with Koura residents, the King said the package of projects is expected to create jobs for residents, adding that the nature of project should be in harmony with the potential of the area, where landscape can be invested in to attract tourists.

"You have some of the most beautiful landscape in Jordan and this is what encourages us to seize the opportunity to provide the area with tourism attraction components that push the development process forward in the area," King Abdullah told an array of officials and community leaders from the district.

His Majesty stressed in this regard the plan is expected to enhance the situation of roads and other infrastructure services offered by municipalities.

King Abdullah also directed the government to build new schools to replace the rented schools in the area, where there are some 35 leased school buildings, and to supply the Princess Raya Hospital with its needs.

The King also announced that a military college will be established in the district.

During the tour, King Abdullah visited the Princess Raya Hospital, which was created in 1995, and listened to the citizens' needs and demands and the difficulties they face at the facility.

The King instructed health authorities to introduce a dialysis unit at the hospital and expand outpatient clinics.

Director of the Princess Raya Hospital Ziad Abanda said the hospital is in need of more staff and medical equipment, especially since some 800 persons report to the hospital daily, of whom 300 cases are handled at the emergency room.

Also on Sunday, King Abdullah visited the Abdullah Ben Rawaha School and checked on its needs and demands.

Citizens at the meeting called for establishing a centre for the care of people with special needs, especially since there are some 2,000 disabled persons in the area.

The residents also called for creating a centre for training women in vocational skills.