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The sewage network and conveyance line construction project on Al Fateh Street from Juffair to Al Ghuraifa has reached 16% completion rate.
According to the Assistant Undersecretary for Sanitation in the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Engineer Ibrahim Hassan Al Hawaj, the target date of completion is in November. Eng. Al Hawaj said the sanitation project is currently being carried out on Al Fateh Street as part of the preparatory work for the street development project.
About 150 metres have been completed using tunnelling, and 230 metres have been excavated by a drilling method in the open trench, in addition to completing the excavation work of the lift station and pouring the concrete foundations in it
Proposal May Require Car Wash Facilities in Bahrain, Middle East to Install Water Filter Systems
A proposal for a water recycling plan for car wash facilities Bahrain, Middle East may include installing water filter systems
Car washing facilities in Bahrain, a country in the Middle East, may be forced to recycle water after an unanimously approved proposal by the Southern Municipal Council. The proposal would oblige all facilities to install water filter systems that allow multiple usages, reported ZAWYA.
The proposal was spearheaded by the council’s legislative, administrative and financial affairs committee chairman Hizam Al Dossary.
“Large quantities of water are being wasted through pressure-oriented hoses when cleaning cars,” said Mr Al Dossary, reported ZAWYA. “Bahrain is a country with limited natural resources and conservation should be a priority, but in the case of the current car washing methods, it is not.”
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Plans are on the anvil to establish a government company to explore the possibility of hydroponics in agricultural production and encourage fish farming. “The move aims at boosting agricultural and fish production by 10 per cent,” said Dr Nabil Muhammad Abu Al-Fateh, the undersecretary for Agriculture and Marine Resources at the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning.
The agricultural production, he said, is expected to satisfy 20% of local demand, while 12% fish production to cover 62% of the local needs.
Dr Al-Fateh was speaking during a reception for the Taiwanese delegation at his office in Budaiya on Taiwanese experiences in the agricultural and fisheries sectors.
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