Work on major drainage lines under way in many areas

• Published date: 18 November 2014
• Publication title: Gulf Times

Work on eight major drainage networks is going on in different areas across the country, according to the Ashghal Annual Report 201314.

Different types of drainagelinked works are being executed in such areas as Ain Khalid, Doha, Rayyan, Al Khor, Al Nassirya and Al Gharaffa.

The refurbishing of sewerage and pumping stations is taking place in Ain Khalid (Phase 2), Doha and Rayyan, and improvement on drainage networks in the Fish Market is being carried out now.

Besides the construction of new pumping stations in some of the locations in the vicinity of Doha, upgrading of the existing stations are also going in different stages of construction, according to the report.

The construction of a new sewerage plant is also taking place in Al Nassriya (Phase 2). New sewerage networks are being laid in Al Khor too, the report said.

The new contracts are awarded for construction of sewerage and house connections in Muraikh, flow diversion in Al Wajba and Barzan camps and new house connections in Al Dhakira and Al Khor, Doha and Rayyan.

The report also informs that some of the major works are at present in the tendering stage. They include the Inner Doha sewerage rehabilitation programme, rehabilitation of existing sewers in Greater Doha area, Muaither (Package 2), flow diversion in Legtaifiya, Al Gasser, and Onaiza, Al Jelaiah, Al Tarfa, Al Wajba, New Rayyan, house...