North Area Municipal Council members in heated debate

TDT | Manama                                                     

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

A fiery debate took place during Monday’s session of the North Area Municipal Council between the council president and several members. Council President Shuber Al Wada’i adjourned the session while member Mohammed Saad Al Dooseri still sought to speak.

Additionally, council members requested the postponement of the building regulations bill, referring it back to the Financial and Legal Committee to provide a more detailed explanation of the law to the members.

During the session, Al Dooseri emphasised that since 2018, council members have been demanding the provision of cement chairs in designated areas.

He pointed out that although the municipality has allocated the required sites, the chairs have not been provided. Al Dooseri added that the provision of cement chairs is a popular demand.

The members requested clarification and disclosure of the municipality’s plan and timeline for providing these cement chairs.

Director General of the Northern Municipality Lamya Al Fadala stated that 90 cement chairs would be provided in the province and distributed according to priority during the current year.

She confirmed that the distribution and provision of chairs would begin once the allocated budget for this matter is finalised.

She further mentioned that the cost of each chair is BD100. Proposal On the other hand, the council unanimously approved the proposal put forth by the Vice President of the council Zeina Jassem, regarding the heritage houses project.

The project aims to preserve and restore archaeological houses, taking care of them as witnesses to the authenticity and heritage of the Kingdom, and utilising them as a tourist attraction that benefits the national economy.

Additionally, the council approved the allocation of a property for public parking in Block 1044 in the Shaharkan area, and the allocation of a property for the construction of an events hall and parking spaces for the Sunni Endowments under the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs in Block 1016 in the Loozi area.

They also proposed a change in the allocation of a property previously designated for a parking lot on Street 34 in Block 736 in the A’ali Housing area.

Members also discussed several questions, including finding comprehensive and integrated solutions to the mosquito problem, implementing requests for cement chairs, and amending the mechanism for distributing and delivering garbage bags.

They called for revising the distribution and delivery mechanism and the timing of bag collection.

They argued that closing the delivery doors at 1 PM is impractical and causes congestion due to the limited time.

They demanded that requests for garbage bags be accepted at the office from 7 AM to 2 PM.

They also requested a return to the previous allocation of three attendants, especially since there is a ministerial decision requiring the retroactive distribution of rations.

They referred to the numerous complaints received from citizens regarding this matter.