Work on the sanitary drainage project in bloc 733 in the Capital Governorate is on track as planned.

Works Ministry Assistant Undersecretary for sewage projects Fathi Abdulla Al Farea inspected the project, as part of a strategy to expand drainage networks across the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Tender Board had awarded the urban infrastructure project to Al Naseef Construction Company under a contract for BD260,000.

Al Farea stressed the importance of optimizing the use of treated water by expanding pumping, transporting and distributing services.

He stressed the ministry’s continuous efforts to benefit from triple-treated sewage water to irrigate crops in streets and parks, in addition to supplying farms with treated water.

“The Ministry has taken important steps to benefit from wastewater treatment”, he said, stressing the importance of creating a balance between available water and future demand, in line with the goals of the 2023 Bahrain Economic Vision 2030.

He noted that the ministry applies all accreditation requirements for physical, chemical and microbiological tests on treated water and updates the quality system guide.

He stressed plans to expand the use of treated water in irrigation works by connecting a number of areas, streets and farms to the network, in support of the national plan for afforestation and doubling the number of trees in the Kingdom of Bahrain by 2035.

Bahrain is stepping up efforts to expand green areas to achieve sustainability and optimal utilization of treated water, as part of the government’s plans to achieve the goals of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) to double the number of trees by 2035.

Source: Bahrain News Agency