16 Saturday, December 29, 2018 The Last Word Ashghal working on 70 local roads, infra projects Beating the unjust blockade of , the Public Works Authority continues its integrated infrastructure projects across the country QNA trian and intersec- reej Kulaib intersections. It five contracts for land plots and serves 380 land plots. It As part of the develop- cost of QR730 million. The tions as part of Al Forouseya also opened the Al Mahad- in a number of areas such also serves four schools, two ment of the E and F Ring construction of the Wakra Street renovation project. It heed Street in . as Al Kharatiyat, Lubain, mosques, and two malls. roads, the authority opened Main Road project has also THE Public Works Authority also opened a number of pro- Ashghal started this year Muaither and West Muaither The year 2018 also saw the entrance from F Ring commenced with a length of (Ashghal) is currently work- jects in preparation for the with the implementation of many new highway projects. Road to H Ring Road in both 9km at a total cost of about ing on about 70 different lo- academic year 2018/2019. Ring Road A development Ashghal finished 100km of directions. It also opened a QR600 million. cal roads and infrastructure Ashghal continues its in- project, which aims to en- highways, bringing the total 3km service lane on F Ring Work on 85km of sewage projects. tegrated infrastructure pro- hance the capacity of the to more than 500km. It also Road. networks has also been com- As part of its area infra- jects across Qatar despite the road. The aim is to expand opened 10 new intersections Ashghal also completed pleted. structure programme, the unjust siege imposed on the the road and some of the bringing the total number of 6km of service roads along Ashghal implemented 34 authority is implementing a country by some of its neigh- roads that cut across it as intersections to 88. the Industrial Area road. projects between 2012 and surface water network in Al bouring countries. well. Furthermore, the au- Meanwhile, work is un- 2018 and is currently work- Sailiya and Al Ham Street, Ashghal developed main The authority also started thority finished 240km of der way to open a tunnel ing on another 15 projects a sewage network in Al and internal roads with a to- work on turning the Pass- footbridges and crossings. linking those arriving from worth about QR8.5 billion. Kharatiyat and another one tal length of around 175km, ports Roundabout into a Renovations to more than Doha to Barwa. The author- Treatment plants with in Al Khesa. These works are established sewage network traffic light, in addition to one million metres have also ity also opened a new bridge a capacity of 938,500 cubic in addition to the authority’s of around 90km and a net- developing the service lane been completed. linking Al Gharafa to the meters of sewage water have projects in industrial and lo- work of drainage of surface of February 22 Road. Ashghal opened three north of Madinat Khalifa. been established. gistical areas. water and groundwater of As part of Ashghal’s com- main bridges on Al Khor Ashghal has also imple- As for buildings, Ashghal The authority recently 330km. More than 5,600 mitment to implementing its among others. The five pro- highway, while 6km of Khal- mented the East Industrial established four new health completed work on turning lighting poles and 14,000 road and infrastructure de- jects will serve 5,192 land ifa Avenue was completed, Road development project centres in Muaither, Al Wa- the Golf Club Roundabout parking spaces were also in- velopment plan for 10,400 plots. including the Bani Hajer In- between the intersection of jba, , and Qatar Uni- into a traffic signal and has stalled. residential plots for citizens Ashghal also completed a tersection. This intersection 33 East Road and Indus- versity. It is also working on also opened a footbridge on Part of the road improve- in different regions of the major infrastructure project, eases traffic flow between trial Area Road. The project developing the Corniche, Al the E Ring road, in addition ment projects saw Ashghal country between 2017 and the Bani Hajer Project, which Doha, Dukhan, Bani Hajer will be completed in the first Khor and Al Shamal, in ad- to inaugurating the Eques- opening the Shura and Fa- 2021, the authority signed covers 1.070 million metres and . quarter of 2020, at a total dition to the Al Wakra beach.

Cultural Forum team wins big Dreama pavilion at Darb Al Saai at National Day competition instils Qatari values into children Tribune News Network our wise leadership.” Doha Dreama participated this year, along with community The Orphan Care Center ‘Drea- centres working under the um- ma’ participated in the Qatar brella of Qatar Social Work, National Day celebrations with with an awareness booth that an awareness booth at Qatar shed lights on the centre and the Social Work tent at Darb Al Saai. services it offers. The awareness Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser booth also included a compe- al Misnad, executive director of tition corner and a children’s Dreama, said: “Dreama Center games area. has always been a participant in Dreama booth also screened these national annual celebra- a documentary on the organisa- tions aiming to instil the identity tion. A puzzle game at the booth and sense of belonging to our allowed visitors to put in order country into Dreama’s children a variety of pictures that show- and encourage their interaction case the objectives of Dreama with other children. The events and rights of the orphans with Tribune News Network among expatriate community port of the upcoming World also aim to integrate the chil- respect to education, health, Doha organisations from India, Ne- Cup 2022, reflections on the dren into the society and ensure security and communications pal and Bangladesh. humanitarian and charity ac- their involvement in the nation- generation who believe in their peace and tranquillity for its with others. The pictures, when The Cultural Forum Qatar The CF lined up six plots tivities spearheaded by Qatar al events to express their love for country and its great legacy. citizens, residents and visitors. property arranged together, car- (CF), a sociocultural organi- featuring the ongoing devel- across the world, an exhibition their country. Qatar has remained commit- The National Day has become ried messages aiming at raising sation for expatriate Indians opments in Qatar in various of Made-in-Qatar products, “The National Day slogan, ted to the values of justice, a source of inspiration for our awareness of orphans’ issues in Qatar, has won for the sec- fields such as industry, trans- and key accomplishments by ‘Qatar Will Remain Free’, con- dignity and humanity. Qatar people that incarnates the val- such as fostering, social integra- ond consecutive year the first port, infrastructure and agri- the country in a range of fields. firms the commitment of this has been an oasis of security, ues of unity with and loyalty to tion and empowerment. place in the thematic march culture. Several families including past competition held for ex- Two horsemen rode horses women and children carried pat communities as part of the in front of the parade which the Qatari flag and wore the Associated Activities of Qatar also featured a miniature rep- maroon memorabilia, filling National Day celebrations. lica of the Doha Metro and a the air with patriotic fervour. The event was organised by metro station, hand-crafted in The march past team was Al Wakra Toastmasters Club marks 100th meeting the Ministry of Interior (MoI) a marvellous style by a group led by Acting President of CF Al Wakra Toastmasters Club at Asian Town. of 16 volunteers. Suhail Santapuram, Rasheed recently celebrated its 100th More than 500 partici- The parade also featured Ahmed and other officebearers. milestone meeting at Time Rako pants from CF presented a a replica of the new Hamad Sadiq Ali, general secre- Hotel in Al Wakra. spectacular show in the parade Port, theme-based displays tary of CF, received the first District 116 Director that saw tough competition by the participants in sup- prize from MoI officials. Rajeswar Sundaresan, Program Quality Director Raghavan Menon, Division C Director Sudhir Gujar, Area 9 Director Mustafa Ali, Wakra Toastmas- ters Club Founder President Rauf and other dignitaries graced the occasion. In line with the Qatar Na- tional Day celebrations, the theme of the meeting was ‘Qatar and Me’. Toastmasters Club stands for. Wakra Toastmasters has the potential to cater to many Rajeswar, in his speech, said Club President Asfia Salim two very unique features -- a more people in Al Wakra and that Wakra in Arabic means ‘a Wagle, in his address to the circulating library and quarterly Al Wukair. The meeting ended bird’s nest’, and a thriving place members, emphasised on qual- debate sessions. Raghavan said with souvenir presentations and like home, which is what Wakra ity meetings. that Wakra Toastmasters has a grand buffet dinner. (TNN) Fun and frolic for families and children at Souq Waqif

Families continue to throng Souq Waqif in large numbers to enjoy the wide range of activities being held as part of the ongoing Spring Festival. The activities include public performanc- es, games, rides as well as activities related to Qatar’s cultural heritage.

(Jalal Pathiyoor)