20 Wednesday, December 12, 2018 The Last Word

Amir commissions Kahramaa’s Strategic Mega Reservoirs Project

‘Innovative project to achieve water security for ’

Continued from page 1  water production plants in the north of the country Kahramaa President with plants in the southern Eng Issa bin Hilal al Kuwari area. said the project had begun HH the Amir then as a vision and a creative toured the exhibition ac- and innovative solution in companying the ceremo- 2007 to achieve water se- ny, during which he was curity of Qatar, before suc- briefed about the project’s cessive efforts were made models and a number of to implement the project pictures that tell the stages and deal with the technical of its establishment and challenges for this unique development. project in this area. The Amir also visited By operating this large the reservoirs and the op- project today, he said sev- erations room where HH eral key issues would be listened to a summary of achieved within Qatar’s the mechanisms of the water security strategy, work. including increasing de- The inauguration cer- salinated water storage to emony was attended by 2,400 million gallons per Prime Minister and Min- day, which is enough to ister of Interior HE Sheikh meet the basic needs of the Abdullah bin Nasser bin State for several months Khalifa al Thani and a under different operating number of ministers and conditions. In addition, by senior officials in the ener- operating this project, Qa- gy, industry, electricity and tar will be able to connect water sectors.

Ashghal to award more infrastructure Over 1,000 to participate in Flag Relay tomorrow projects directly to local contractors The second edition of Flag cancer survivors, and 200 par- Relay 2018 will be held on ticipants from the public. Thursday. It will see the Qatari International football su- Four contracts signed with local companies as part Ashghal’s ‘Qualification of Small-scale Contractors’ initiative flag tour the country, carried perstars Wesley Sneijder and proudly by hundreds of par- Samuel Eto’o will also be part Santhosh Chandran ticipants. of the relay. The event aims to share Participants will carry the pride, unity and inspiration in Qatari flag across 19 iconic As part of its plans to provide celebration of Qatar’s National landmarks around the coun- a suitable environment for the Day five days later. try, starting from Team Qa- growth of Qatari companies, the At a press conference, Jas- tar’s Winter Camp at Sealine Public Work Authority (Ash- sim Rashid al Buenain, secre- at 6am. ghal) will award more road and tary-general of Qatar Olym- The Flag Relay will try to infrastructure projects directly pic Committee, outlined the break the Guinness World to local contractors. programme that features at- Records for most people in a After signing the contracts tempts to break two Guinness cycling relay and the largest for four road improvement World Records. number of participants run- projects directly with local More than 1,000 people ning a 100m relay in an hour. companies and two drainage will take part in Flag Relay Walking, jogging, cycling, projects with two other com- Ashghal President Eng Saad bin Ahmad al Muhannadi with representatives of local companies in Doha on Tuesday. (Jalal Pathiyoor) 2018, including current and driving, swimming, rowing panies on Tuesday, Ashghal former Team Qatar athletes, and sailing are among the ac- President Eng Saad bin Ahmad in the future.” mentation. A new initiative will Madar Contracting (Road Im- Ali Al Kaabi from the Roads ambassadors and diplomats, tivities that will continue the al Muhannadi said, “By par- Ashghal had earlier provid- be launched in 2019 to qualify provement Works in Northern Projects Department gave a nearly 800 schoolchildren, 10 maroon flag’s trip. (TNN) ticipating in major projects as ed local companies with build- new local contractors, and pro- Areas in Al Shamal, Al Khor presentation on Ashghal’s 2019 subcontractors, a number of ing projects and subcontracts ject tenders worth QR50million and Al Thakhira Municipal- plan for citizens’ sub-divisions local companies have proven in major infrastructure pro- will be opened for them. Ash- ity with a total value of QR14.9 projects. The plan includes their competence. Ashghal’s jects. This is the first time it has ghal has also pumped out over million) and City Square Con- awarding 20 contracts cov- new initiative will inspire the awarded road projects to local QR2 billion to purchase local tracting & Trading (Road Im- ering the areas of Smaisma local investors in the construc- contractors directly. products from 33 local manu- provement Works in South of South, Rawdat Al Jahhaniya, tions sector. Signing the new As part of the initiative, Ash- facturers,” Ashghal president Greater Doha at a total cost of Ain Khalid North, Al Kheesa, contracts for road improve- ghal announced the signing of added. QR14.9 million.) Al Khor West and Al Egda. This ment projects is part of Ash- four contracts for road improve- Local companies signed Drainage Projects signed is in addition to the areas of Al ghal’s ‘Qualification of Small- ment at a total cost of about contracts with Ashghal on on the occasion include Design Ebb and Leabib, Kharaitiyat scale Contractors’ initiative, QR59 million and two contracts Tuesday including Ramco & Build Contract for Industrial and , Al Mashaf South, launched this year, aiming to for building drainages worth Trading & Contracting (Road Area Sewage Treatment Works Umm Slal Mohammed, Al provide local Qatari investors more than QR620 million. Improvement Works in Great- (Larsen & Toubro Limited for Mearad, South West, in the contracting industry “The initiative also aims to er Doha worth QR14.2 million), QR351.85 million) and Reha- Jeryan Nejaima, Duhail South, with the opportunity to ex- provide support for the new Castle Infrastructure Contract- bilitation of Doha South Sew- Umm Lekbha, and Mubaireek. ecute small-scale projects that contractors through training ing (Road Improvement Works age Treatment Works or Nu- These projects will commence QOC Secretary-General Jassim Rashid al Buenain and Director of qualify them for working on and introducing them to the in Areas with total aija plant (VA Tech Wabag Ltd soon and will serve more than Marketing and Communications Sheikha Asma al Thani at a press the country’s strategic projects best practices in project imple- value of QR14.8 million), Al worth QR275.2 million). 12,970 land plots. conference in Doha on Tuesday. (Hanson K Joseph)