New Tubli Bay rescue plans are vowed.THE southern part of Tubli Bay, near Ma'ameer, will be cleaned and rehabilitated, with clogged water channels reopened, by next month-end.Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs Minister Dr Juma Al Ka'abi yesterday said various ministries and government bodies had been assigned duties about rescuing the bay. "The southern part is our responsibility and we will finish cleaning and rehabilitating by the end of this month and have water channels opened to allow clean water flow by the end of next month," said Dr Al Ka'abi. "Other ministries and government bodies, such as the Works Ministry, have different tasks." Plans for a full clean-up and rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. project that would be carried out in six months were announced by Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife head Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in September. They entail fixing and rerouting sewage networks in the area, improving operations in the Tubli Sewage Plant and fixing damage caused by reclamation Reclamation A claim for the right to return or the right to demand the return of a security that has been previously accepted as a result of bad delivery or other irregularities in the delivery and settlement process. . Factories surrounding the bay will be forced to adopt new technologies that are environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] , or forced to shut down. Shaikh Abdulla said that the government had assigned a budget and referred it to the Works Ministry, which will carry out most of the work. The government initially took action to rehabilitate re·ha·bil·i·tate v. 1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education. 2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity. and protect the bay after a black patch of sewerage sewerage, system for the removal and disposal of chiefly liquid wastes and of rainwater, which are collectively called sewage. The average person in the industrialized world produces between 60 and 140 gallons of sewage per day. discharge surfaced in June 2007. The Cabinet decided to assign a specialised company to assess the bay's environmental problems. The report was completed in September last year, presented to the ministerial Done under the direction of a supervisor; not involving discretion or policymaking. Ministerial describes an act or a function that conforms to an instruction or a prescribed procedure. It connotes obedience. services and public utilities committee and approved in September this year. Officials and environmentalists have been complaining for years that the bay's condition has deteriorated due to lack of water flow, following reclamation work on the new Sitra Causeway. Councillors claimed in August that thousands of fish were dying every day due to mounting sewage and there were constant complaints from residents about the worsening wors·en tr. & intr.v. wors·ened, wors·en·ing, wors·ens To make or become worse. Noun 1. worsening - process of changing to an inferior state decline in quality, deterioration, declension stench in the area. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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