FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2020 04 Stay away from demonstrations Engineering a better future Bahrain Embassy in Bangkok tells Engineers plays a key role in sustainable development: Housing Minister citizens King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Al-Hamar “These national cadres are the • cornerstone of what has been congratulates These national achieved so far in building hous- engineers on Bahrain cadres are the ing cities, and delivering dozens Engineer’s Day cornerstone of what of other projects in various gov- has been achieved ernorates,” the Minister said. Bahrain Engineer’s so far in building Al-Hamar extended congratu- lations to all Bahraini engineers, TDT | Manama day• celebrated on housing cities, and delivering stressing that the day provides 15th of October an opportunity for all to ex - ahrain’s embassy in dozens of other change ideas and experiences Bangkok has called on projects in various B TDT | Manama and transfer them to the future Bahraini citizens there to governorates generations. avoid places of demonstra- BASSIM AL-HAMAR The Minister also congratu- tions. ousing Minister hailed lated Bahrain Society of Engi- The embassy in a state- HOUSING MINISTER the superior efficien- neers, praising the role it plays ment asked citizens, espe- Hcy and capabilities of and affirming the Ministry of cially those living in Bang- Bahraini engineers in achieving Housing’s support for all its fu- kok, to remain vigilant and Bahrain’s sustainable develop- ture endeavours. not to go near places like ment goals. CentralWorld and Siam Par- Bahrain, Bassim Al-Hamar agon were demonstrations said, is fully confident in the are ongoing. abilities of engineers here in Nominations open for BSE awards Citizens can contact em- managing projects, both in the bassy on +66888862880, government and private sectors. +66990053577 He also attributed the boom Awards for Distinguished Engineer and Best Graduation Project witnessed in the Kingdom’s housing sectors to the hard work of the engineers here who are Two more creative and diligent in serving The Distinguished the nation. • COVID-19 deaths The Minister was speaking on Engineer Award award the occasion of Bahrain Engi- has three categories TDT | Manama neer’s day, which falls on fifteen of October this year. TDT | Manama wo more COVID-19 re- The day is an opportunity Tlated deaths yesterday to increase the profile of engi- took Bahrain’s toll in the neering. The day also provides ahrain Society of Engineers battle against the deadly an opportunity to engage with Bannounced the launch of coronavirus outbreak to government and industry to ad- the second edition of Engineer- 289, which is also the sec- dress the need for engineering ing Society Award. President of the Bahrain Society of ond-lowest in the GCC. capacity and the quality of en- President of the Bahrain So- Engineers, Dr Dheya Abdulaziz Tawfiqi Saudi Arabia, which has gineers and develop strategic ciety of Engineers, Dr Dheya of appreciation and a shield recorded over 5,000 deaths frameworks and best practices Abdulaziz Tawfiqi, revealed To register log onto www.bse-award.org. from the society. and 341,062 coronavirus for the implementation of engi- this during a virtual celebration To apply log on to www.bse- infections, is the worst af- neering solutions for sustainable organised on the occasion of Project Award is for supporting Achievement Award (more award.org. fected among the six-nation development. Bahraini Engineer’s Day, which young engineers and motivate than 30 years of experience). The deadline for submitting Gulf Cooperation Council. The celebration of Engineer- falls on October 15 of each year. them to provide new and inno- The best graduation project nominations for the awards is Two Bahraini women ing Day is also about promoting The award honours Distin- vative ideas and solutions. award is for excellence in Ar- 15 December 2020. aged 80 and 68 years are engineering as a career and how guished Engineer and Best The Distinguished Engineer chitecture, Civil Engineering, This year’s the society hon- the latest casualties. it is an opportunity to change Graduation Project. Award award gives out awards Electrical and Electronic Engi- oured Effat Reda Hussain for Bahrain has also managed the world for better. The Distinguished Engineer in the following categories: neering, Mechanical Engineer- her active role in supporting to bring down the number Al Hamar expressed his hap- Award aims at stimulating Bah- Young Engineer Award (7 to ing and Chemical Engineering. the Society’s activities and in- of active cases here with it piness in the works of the engi- raini engineers for innovation 15 years of experience), Senior Graduation award winners itiatives over many years. The adding 333 new cases yes- neers who are working tirelessly and creativity in the engineer- Engineer Award (more than 15 for each category will receive Society also organised virtual terday, which is less com- to achieve the target of 40,000 ing field. The Best Graduation years of experience) and Life BD500 in cash and a certificate forums on the occasion. pared to the previous week. housing units set by His Majesty Nabih Saleh island classification works enter phase 2 TDT | Manama dering the development of the island. Bahrain has been known for a he long-pending classifica- Al Nuami said the committee long time for its many natural Ttions efforts of Nabih Saleh puts top priority on the classi- freshwater springs which are Island has finally moved on to fication of Nabih Saleh Island. scattered around Nabih Saleh its second phase, giving hope He said the Capital munici- and Sitra islands, and are par- to landowners there who had pality is following up the issues ticularly numerous around the KNOW WHAT been struggling for decades over raised by previous committees the issue. and is in talks with the Urban northern and eastern side of the Landowners of the Island Planning and Development De- main island of Bahrain. are stuck in a legal-quagmire partment for a swift resolution. stemming from overlapping land Alia Rahma, an advisor to boundaries involving religious a land development expert at Starting in the early 1970s, the flow of fresh institutions with the authorities Mubarak Ahmed Al-Nuaimi, Head of the Technical Committee of the Capital the Urban Planning and Devel- water from subterranean springs has dwindled also placing a blanket ban on Secretariat. (Courtesy of AlAyam) opment Authority, briefed the or become progressively more saline because of developments. members of the committee on a lowering of the water table as a result of deple- “The issue remained unre- The new development came Lands there come under the the latest developments in the tion and over-use of the aquifer (Louri, 1990) solved for a long time due to the during a meeting chaired by jurisdiction of the Capital Gov- planning of Nabih Saleh Island. overlapping boundaries of the Mubarak Ahmed Al-Nuaimi ernorate. There are now two She said the second phase lands owned by Jaffari and Sun- with the representative of the villages on it Nabhi Saleh, and classification has started and is ni Waqf (endowments) Direc- Urban Planning and Develop- Jazzerah connected to Bahrain expecting completion soon. torates, who have several plots ment Department. through Sitra Causeway. Moving on, the committee also on the historic island,” Mubar- The island, which lies in the Existence of large portions of discussed issues related to the ak Ahmed Al-Nuaimi, Head of Tubli Bay, east of Bahrain, is lands on the island considered authority’s functions, including the Technical Committee of the named after the formally sepa- either private or endowment the classification of real estate in Capital Secretariat said. rate islands of Nebbi and Saleh. property is the main issue hin- the Zinj area. Picture courtesy of vymaps.