Following King’s undercover visit, officials check on Land and Survey department

AMMAN — In implementation of His Majesty King Abdullah’s directives, Royal Court Chief Yousef Issawi and Finance Minister Ezzeddine Kanakrieh on Thursday visited north Amman’s Department of Land and Survey to follow up on His Majesty’s remarks during his recent visit to the department while undercover. 

Issawi and Kanakrieh took a first-hand look at services provided to citizens and progress at the department, where Issawi said that the issues that His Majesty pointed out during his undercover visit will be addressed to guarantee quality services to citizens.

The Royal Court chief highlighted the importance of improving the general condition of the department within a fixed time frame, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

He called for finding an immediate solution to delays and hurdles in evaluating the price of real estate, which mainly depends on the “mood of employees”. 

Issawi also stressed the need to find solutions to recurrent disruptions in the Internet network and electricity supply at the department, calling for strict adherence to working hours, in addition to addressing problems related to e-payment, staff shortage and renovation of the building. 

Local news websites on Tuesday reported that King Abdullah had visited north Amman’s Department of Land and Survey while undercover.

His Majesty visited the department to get a first-hand look at the quality of services provided to the public, the reports said.

Local news websites reported that the King was wearing a “beige suit”.

During the visit, the King listened to the concerns of citizens and the department’s employees.

King Abdullah has always underlined the need for officials to conduct field visits to the country’s various institutions to ensure the provision of quality services for Jordanians.