The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by all municipalities, conducted a comprehensive awareness campaign on all the beaches of Qatar to educate the public about the law of public cleanliness.
The campaign was also meant to keep the cleanliness of the beaches by collecting waste and throwing it in the containers designated for them, as well as raising people’s awareness of the precautionary measures in order to limit the spread of coronavirus.
The drive is in cooperation with the General Cleanliness Department, and the Department of Natural Reserves, and the Department of Public Relations. Nasser Muhammad Al Nuaimi, Director of Municipal Control Department at the Municipality of the Al Shamal said that the Ministry pays great attention to cleaning beaches and islands as recreational and important places.
He indicated that the ministry is keen to improve and develop services, including public cleaning services. Al Nuaimi asked people to maintain the cleanliness of beaches and islands and stay away from wrong and uncivilised practices and behaviours.
Also, Hassan Jabr Al Nuaimi, Head of the Public Control Department at the Municipality of Al Shamal, said that during the past period, a comprehensive awareness campaign was implemented in the northern beaches of the country to educate residents about the need to preserve them and throw waste only in the designated places.
He praised the cooperation of residents with the drive conducted by the Ministry of Municipality and their interest in leaving their places clean on the beach. Hassan Jabr Al Nuaimi stressed that a few violations were recorded against some people and around 150 people were alerted in this regard. He also called on the public to cooperate with the competent authorities to preserve the marine environment.
For his part, Abdulaziz Mohammed, Operations Officer of the Cleaning Section of the Municipality of the Al Shamal said that the Cleanliness Department has a big role and great efforts through periodic cleaning campaigns carried out on all the beaches, in addition to educating the public about the laws of public cleanliness.
“During the past period, about 850 tonnes of waste was removed from the beaches of the Municipality of Al Shamal, which included the beaches of Ghariya, Al Jasasiya, Al Maruna, Al Mafir, Abu Dalof and Ruwais,” he added.