Dubai deals with adverse weather conditions efficiently
DUBAI: Under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and the follow-up of Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai’s Supreme Commitee of Crisis and Disaster Management, field teams from various government entities in the emirate continue to work around the clock to ensure the full restoration of services and smooth traffic flow on roads, following the recent extreme weather conditions experienced by the city.
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Municipality have taken swit measures to minimise disruptions across the city, including draining waterlogged areas, conducting cleaning operations, re-routing traffic to ensure smooth flows, and restoring public transport.
RTA confirmed that a proactive comprehensive plan enabled the swit restoration of operations on the city’s main streets and the full resumption of Dubai Metro services by the second day, all while ensuring the security and safety of the community.
Matar Al Tayer, Commissioner-general of Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Wellbeing Pillar, and Director-general of RTA, said that the authority has proactively developed an integrated plan to address potential weather-related disruptions. This comprehensive strategy prioritises the safety of road and public transport users, ensures sustainable service provision, facilitates swit management of water accumulations, and seeks to quickly restore traffic on main streets, as well as normal operations of the Dubai Metro and public buses.
“The authority deployed its emergency and crisis management team, which operated out of the unified command centre. A joint control room was also activated to address rainwater accumulation, operated by representatives of Dubai Police, Dubai Municipality, and real estate developers. The Roads and Transport Authority, in cooperation with Dubai Municipality, Dubai Police, and Dubai Civil Defense, managed rainwater pools to ensure the safety of residents and road users.”