Doha: Under a massive beach cleaning campaign, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment represented by the General Cleanliness Department removed 170 tonnes waste from 65km stretch of beaches located at the northwest part of the country.
The beach cleaning campaign, which started on January 1, was implemented in several phases, said Director of General Cleanliness Department, Safar Al Shafi in a statement.
He said that, in the first phase, about 30 tonnes of garbage including carcass of animals like dolphin and sheep were removed from beach areas from Abu Zaluf to Al Arish.
“At least 70 tonnes of waste and carcasses of turtles were removed from beach areas from Al Arish and Al Zubara during the second phase of the campaign,” said Al Shafi.
He added that in third phase, beach areas from Al Zubara to Umm Al Maa were cleaned where 70 tonnes of waste of different kinds were picked up.
“Now fourth phase of the campaign is being implemented in beaches stretching from Umm Al Maa to Umm Hayish are being cleaned,” said Al Shafi.
He stressed that such programme for cleaning beaches cover all areas of the country, adding that the programme is being implemented smoothly without any impact on daily routine work of the Department.
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment gives high importance on maintaining hygiene at beaches and islands because they are picnic spots.
The Ministry provided all necessary support including workers and equipment to maintain hygiene at these places throughout the year as they received big number of visitors especially during the weekend and official holidays.
The Director of General Cleanliness Department has urged visitors to cooperate with the Ministry in maintaining hygiene at beaches and islands by throwing garbage on designated places and dustbins but not on the beaches.
