Kuwait Municipal Council has given approval to a major leisure and amusement project which will come up over a 2,650 sq m area in the capital city, reported state news agency Kuna.

On completion, the Entertainment City will be a major touristic landmark in the country, it stated.

During its weekly session, The Kuwait Municipal Council also agreed to increase the space allocated for basements in the plots located at Abu Futaira Vocational Area from 80 to 100 per cent of the total space, said the Kuna report.

In another big move, the council has recommended toughening the penalties for renting out basements in model housing and investment areas, as these basements are intended to be used as space for parking cars, it added.