QNA
Doha: Minister of Municipality and Environment H E Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie stated that celebrating the National Day of the State is an opportunity to commemorate the founding of the State of Qatar by Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, whose actions had a great impact through instilling patriotism in people and dedication to serving and elevating the country and working on its development and advancement.
H E the Minister said on the occasion of the National Day that Qatar has embarked on its journey towards renaissance with steady steps, based on the firm foundations of the State placed by the Founder, to implement its plans and development projects in various fields and improve people’s well-being and securing their needs and their daily life requirements. He highlighted the tremendous achievements made by the State of Qatar over the past years, under the wise leadership of the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, which won the admiration of the world.
He also said that this national occasion reminds us of the great efforts and sacrifices made by the Founder, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani to build the state, unify the people of Qatar, deepen national belonging, and emphasise the importance of cohesion and harmony between people, pointing out that the Qatari people embodied these sublime meanings of the National Day in the face of many challenges during recent years, the most prominent of which was the unjust blockade on the State. He explained that all segments of society united behind its wise leadership against the blockade.
On the most significant achievements of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, H E Al Subaie said that the Ministry made great achievements in various fields despite the challenges imposed by the coronavirus pandemic during 2020. In the agriculture and fisheries field, production increased significantly and the country reached self-sufficiency in some commodities (milk 106 percent and fresh poultry 124 percent), in addition to remarkable increase in self-sufficiency ratios for some other commodities, H E stated, adding that Ministry continues to move towards achieving the goals and plans it has set for increasing local production, which include raising the self-sufficiency rate of vegetables, fodder, red meat and eggs.
The Ministry, represented by the Environmental Affairs Sector, made many achievements, the most important of which are obliging the owners of projects to meet the requirements of environmental protection during the planning, design and construction stages, using the best technologies to contribute to improving air quality, integrating drainage systems for projects in industrial cities and major industrial establishments, applying the zero discharge policy to protect marine environment, expanding and developing early warning systems for radioactive pollution in the country, completing the first phase of the project to phase out substance that deplete the Ozone layer in accordance with international treaties, linking 20 air quality monitoring stations to the national network for monitoring air quality, starting the operation of the national network for monitoring sea water quality, preserving plant wildlife by planting more than 3000 wild trees, and preserving animal wildlife through releasing 9416 endangered small turtles in the coast, the Minister said.
