Doha: The Shura Council held yesterday its regular weekly meeting in Tamim bin Hamad Hall under the chairmanship of Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim.
At the outset of the meeting, Secretary-General of the Shura H E Council Dr. Ahmed bin Nasser Al Fadhala read out the agenda of the session. The minutes of the previous session were ratified.
The Council hosted President of the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) Dr. Eng Saad bin Ahmed Al Mohannadi and a number of officials of the Authority to provide a briefing to the Council on the infrastructure projects accomplished by it and the projects related to hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
Ashghal President gave a brief presentation in which he dealt with the most prominent developments in the implementation of the projects and its readiness for the tournament.
During the presentation, Ashghal President affirmed the readiness of all the projects related to hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, saying that the projects were completed two years ahead of schedule.
He pointed out the huge projects completed by the authority in record time according to the highest international standards such as the internal and external road network in all regions of the country, bridges, tunnels, pedestrian and bicycle paths, rainwater and sewage drainage networks, and buildings and service facilities in various sectors such as health and education.
He stated that the Authority has completed 1,791km of roads, 207 bridges, 143 tunnels, and 2,131km of pedestrian and bicycle paths, in addition to developing citizens’ lands and equipping them with infrastructure.
He explained that one of the most important projects that will represent a legacy for the future is the transportation network project, similar to the Metro network and the fleet of electric and regular buses, which provides eight bus stops and seven depots as well as 1,200 stations.
Al Mohannad highlighted the Authority’s projects in some areas of the country, such as the Doha Corniche, stating that the Authority has worked tirelessly to develop the Corniche area by constructing pedestrian crossings, tunnels and bicycle paths and underground parking as well as lighting the road with 1,400 lighting poles and other landscaping works for the area.
He welcomed all the proposals and ideas put forwarded by the members of the Shura Council during the session.
For his part, Speaker of the Council Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, and the members of the Council expressed their thanks and appreciation to President of Ashghal and the Authority’s officials.
