The Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning plans to build 59 new public parks in different municipalities at a cost of about QR1.5bn, said a senior official from the ministry.
Al Rayyan Municipality will have 25 parks, Um Salal municipality (14) and six each for the municipalities of Al Wakrah, Al Khor and Al Zakhera, said Mohamed Al Khouri, Director, Public Parks Department.
He said Doha Municipality will have five new parks, Al Daayeen two and Al Shamal one. Work on the projects start next year, and work on three of 38 parks launched in a five-year plan in recent past was abandoned due to failure of contractors, Al Khouri said. He said the three projects include parks in Al Shamal, Al Thumama and Dohil and the new contractor will start work over the next few days.
The three projects have been entrusted with other contractors. Violators of construction contracts are accountable under the law and regulations governing work of the tender committee and terms of contracts. Failure to accomplish a project on time or committing mistakes in implementing a plan entails warning, and withdrawal of the project, according to Al Khori.
The department plans to distribute 1,000 saplings during National Day celebrations and the municipalities will distribute 420,000 seasonal flowers. About 500,000 will be used to make the shape and colour of the national flag.
Al Khori told Al Sharq that the new parks have unique designs, including the shape of a shell, butterfly, a leaf, and shapes of flowers. Geographical distribution of the parks takes into account the ratio of the municipalities and population of the area to meet world standards of the area per capita which is 20 to 25sqm. The department has introduced over 200 types of plants and trees since 2010, which were selected to match with local climate and environment and they consume lesser quantity of water.
Source: http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar/357458/plan-for-59-new-public-parks-at-qr1-5bn
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