SC Opens One of the Largest Tree Nurseries
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3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 24 US unemployment Italian Olympic claims drop to near champion Cainero 45-year low wins gold in Qatar Friday 23 February 2018 | 7 Jumada II I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 22 | Number 7446 | 2 Riyals SC opens one of the Emir visits Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition largest tree nurseries SACHIN KUMAR With turf spanning an area of 425,000 square metre, THE PENINSULA the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) Tree Nursery will also produce more than 1.2 million DOHA: The Minister of Munic- square metre of landscape grass per year, making it ipality and Environment, H E the biggest landscape turf farm in the world. Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi, inaugurated the Supreme Committee for using recycled water. example of how the State is Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) Tree “This is a very important achieving self-sufficiency across Nursery, yesterday. The project for green areas around various sectors and industries, nursery, which is one of the all the stadiums that we are as it will provide all the turf region’s largest tree and turf going to build. We consider this required for tournament sta- nurseries, is growing the turf project as very important diums and their surrounding required for the 2022 FIFA investment for the world cup precincts,” said Hassan AI World Cup stadiums and trees and Qatar as well. The size of Thawadi, Secretary General, SC. that will fill the green spaces this nursery is sufficient for what “In addition, the SC Tree Nursery surrounding them. we will need for the world cup,” promotes environmental sus- With turf spanning an area said Al Rumaihi talking to tainability by growing trees that of 425,000 square metre, the reporters after inaugurating the have been recycled from dif- Tree Nursery will also produce Nursery. ferent parts of the country. It is more than 1.2 million square The 60 different types of also introducing new types of metre of landscape grass per trees and shrubs, originating trees to the ecological landscape year, making it the biggest land- from Qatar, Thailand and Spain, in Qatar, thereby contributing scape turf farm in the world. make it one of the largest and to biological diversity. As such, Spread over an area of more most diverse such nurseries in it supports the realisation of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday visited the 15th Doha Jewellery and Watches than 880,000 square metre, and the region. Environmental Development Exhibition, at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. The Emir toured the pavilions and saw the located in Umm Salal “The inauguration of the SC pillar of the Qatar National Muhammad, the Nursery houses Tree Nursery is another example Vision 2030, focused on pre- latest designs of Qatari and global companies in the manufacturing of jewellery, watches and over 16,000 trees and 679,000 of how the State of Qatar is serving and protecting the envi- precious gemstones. Emir also visited the pavilion of female Qatari jewellery designers to support shrubs. This grass will be har- delivering on its promise to ronment to ensure a cleaner and encourage Qatari talents in this field. →SEE ALSO PAGE 2 vested two or three times per ensure that the 2022 FIFA World future for the next generation,” year. The trees and turf in the Cup leaves a lasting environ- he added. nursery, which is first of its kind mental legacy for the country. President of the Public in the region, will be grown This project is also a great Works Authority (Ashghal), Dr Eng Saad Ahmed AI Mohannadi; Minister of Education stresses Chairman of the Technical Delivery Office at the SC, rights of children and family Eng Hilal AI Kuwari; Nasser AI QNA Khater, Assistant tainable development and inter- Qatar has also met, through all Secretary General DOHA: Minister of Education national charters. its governmental and non-gov- for Tournament and Higher Education H E Dr The Minister was speaking ernmental bodies, the needs of Affairs at the SC; Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed at the 5th Islamic Conference of children with special needs in Eng Yasir AI Jamal, Al Hammadi said that the State Ministers Responsible for the categories of gifted and dis- Assistant Secretary of Qatar, in its National Vision Childhood, organised in Rabat, abled persons, and established General for Tech- 2030 and its strategies, has taken Morocco, by the Islamic Educa- institutions and centers spe- nical Delivery at the into account the measures which tional, Scientific and Cultural cialized in the protection of the SC; Sports Facility ensure the rights of the family and Organization (ISESCO) under the child rights. Management Exec- children, and issued legislation theme “Towards a Safe The Minister said that the utive Director at the and laws guaranteeing the rights Childhood”. efforts of Qatar to protect SC, Eng Ghanim AI of children and protecting them The Minister of Education children and their rights are not Kuwari, and Project , such as family law, e-crimes law and Higher Education said that limited to those who reside in it. Manager Eng and other laws, to ensure child the State of Qatar has continued Rather, many initiatives led by Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi Yasser AI Mulla support and protection. its commitment to citizens and H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser (centre), with Hassan Al Thawadi (second left), Secretary-General, Supreme were present The Minister pointed out residents alike by providing have been launched to assist Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Dr Eng Saad bin Ahmad Al Muhannadi during the event. that the vision of the State of health care as well as quality refugee and immigrant children (second right), President of the Public Works Authority, and other dignitaries Qatar is derived from Islamic education for the early stages of in many countries. inaugurating SC’s Tree Nursery, at Umm Salal Muhammad, yesterday. →CONTINUED ON teachings, the Constitution of basic education and all the nec- PIC: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA PAGE 3 the country, the goals of sus- essary equipment and facilities. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Qatar condemns massacres High demand for green fodder in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta SANAULLAH ATAULLAH to the private sector to days,” said Mostafa adding company is using a modern THE PENINSULA encourage them to partic- that under the project the system of irrigation that DOHA: The State of Qatar expressed its especially the Security Council, to fulfill ipate in food security company has 38 farms helps reduce the con- strong denouncement and condemnation its responsibilities to maintain peace and DOHA: To ensure the projects by investing in spread over an area of 240 sumption of water about 25 of the massacres and intensive aerial security, and to implement its declared supply of green fodder in green fodder production. hectors arable land. percent,” said Mostafa bombardments carried out by the forces cease-fire resolutions throughout Syria, local market, the Minister “The project is adding Speaking on the prices The Minister of of the Syrian regime forces in the and to take the necessary measures to of Economy and about 2,000 tonnes of of fodder, Mostafa said that Economy and Commerce besieged Eastern City of Al Ghouta, which stop these crimes and protect the Syrian Commerce, H E Sheikh green fodder to the existing the company offers its accompanied by Al Qamra led to hundreds of deaths and injuries of people and their future generations Ahmed bin Jassim bin supply to the market in 30 products at wholesale rates Holding Chairman, Hamad innocent civilians, most of whom were through transitional justice, and bringing Mohamed Al Thani, paid to 45 days,” Dr Hossam therefore it is competitive Saleh Al Qamra and a women and children. war criminals to international justice.” an inspection visit to a Eldin Mostafa, CEO of Al and lower compared to number of company officials Qatar stressed in the statement made by “Qatar affirms that solution for the project which produces Qamra Holding told The other places. during the visit, learned the Official Spokesperson of the Foreign Min- current humanitarian catastrophe in green fodder by using Peninsula. He said that the He said that the stock of about the progress of the istry H E Lulwa Al Khater that “Eastern Syria will only be through a political treated water in Umm company harvested first previous harvest was com- project and production Ghouta is one of the De-escalation Zones, solution that takes into account the prin- Ghuwailina, Salwa Road. crop of green fodder on pletely sold out and now methods. The products of the and these operations could hinder interna- ciples of the Geneva Accord 1 and other The project, imple- January 15 this year and buyers can place their project were offered for sale tional efforts to reaching a political solution.” related international resolutions, which mented by First Agriculture, second crop about 2,000 orders in advance for new in the local market in mid- In this context, the Spokesperson ensures that the desires and ambitions a subsidiary of Al Qamra tonnes is ready to harvest. stock as the company is January on scheduled time. added that State of Qatar “renews its call of the Syrian people are achieved trans- Holding, is one of the three “We will start har- going to start harvesting for the international community, parently,” Al Khater added. projects that were awarded vesting within a couple of within a couple days. “The →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 02 HOME FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2018 Emir visits Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday visited the 15th Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition, which is taking place at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center.