(MENAFN- The Peninsula) By Sanaullah Ataullah / The Peninsula
The nation-wide campaign to remove abandoned vehicles which began in Doha three weeks ago reached Al Sheehaniya Municipality, yesterday.
The Joint Committee for Impounding Abandoned Vehicles at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment yesterday started removing over 200 abandoned vehicles after putting warning stickers three days ago at a number of places in Al Sheehaniya Municipality.
'The campaign will continue as it will move from one municipality to another and most probably Al Daayen Municipality will be the next target, Marzouq Al Mesaifir, Assistant Director of Mechanical Equipment Department who is also a member of the Joint Committee told The Peninsula during impounding operation.
He said that over 4,800 abandoned vehicles had been removed from all over the country since the beginning of 2019 under different campaigns and the Committee used to remove about 12,000 abandoned vehicles in a year.
'The impounded vehicles will be taken to tow yards in Al Mashaf and Mesaimeer where the owners of the vehicles will be given six months grace period to claim their vehicles after paying a fine of QR1,000 on impounded vehicles and QR500 as transport charge, said Al Mesaifiri.
The officials of the Joint Committee for Impounding Abandoned Vehicles at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment during the nation-wide campaign to remove abandoned vehicles at Al Sheehaniya area yesterday.
He said that after the end of grace period the unclaimed abandoned vehicles will be auctioned in public. 'The Ministry launched an initiative for local companies to get rid of such vehicles by dismantling them to utilise the parts, said Al Mesaifiri.
Deputy Head of the Committee for Removing Abandoned Vehicles Saleh Haasan Al Kuwari said that the campaign began from Doha Municipality where so far about 200 abandoned vehicles were removed and the operation is still continued.
He said that the campaign targeted abandoned vehicles located within the administrative boundaries of Al Sheehaniya Municipality.
Director of Al Sheehaniya Municipality Jaber Hasan Al Jaber stressed that the campaign comes within the framework of maintaining the aesthetic and urban sight of Al Sheehaniya Municipality.
He said that the campaign will continue until the completion of the removal of abandoned cars, calling on the owners of the vehicles with warning stickers to remove them as soon as possible.
Yesterday, the campaign in Al Sheehaniya was held in the presence of a number of senior officials and members of the committee including Mohamad Faraj Al Kubaisi, Deputy Director of Cleanliness Department, and a member of the Joint Committee; Abdullah Sultan Al Naimi, Head of General Monitoring Section at Al Sheehaniya Municipality.
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