Doha: Seventy-one percent of the reclamation and rehabilitation project of Al Karaana Lagoon is over and the is scheduled to be completed in Q3, 2020.
President of the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) Saad bin Ahmad Al Muhannadi, said during a site visit to the project on Sunday, December 2, that the completion of this project would benefit the efforts made by the authority to increase green areas in the country, and to enhance sustainability and protect the environment. This will reduce the effects of the environmental and health risks that such wastes and pollutants may leave.
Drainage Networks Projects Department Manager at Ashghal Khalid Al Kayareen, stated that the implementation of the project is proceeding at a rapid pace, and includes the implementation of the reclamation and beautification works on a vast area, and artificial lagoons that will form a habitat for wildlife for birds and fish.
The project aims to reclaim and rehabilitate the site to avoid health risks to the surrounding environment and to re-establish a natural habitat for wildlife and migratory birds in Qatar. This will be through the construction of evaporation lagoons, artificial lagoons, mobile thermal drying unit and other facilities being constructed through the project.
The main challenges facing the implementation of the project are to manage and treat contaminated residue while receiving liquid industrial waste in the same location on one hand and on the other hand create a beautiful natural environment for wildlife in Qatar.
