500 receipts issued per day through ‘WhatsApp’ – MEW
MPW to sign 3 contracts in coming months
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 13: Ministry of Electricity and Water issued 1,000 receipts on the first day of implementation of electricity and water bill payments through “WhatsApp”, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to sources affiliated to the ministry, the average number of receipts issued by the ministry through its new payment service is about 500 receipts per day.
They said, “There is a significant response from the consumers who are seeking to settle their water and electricity through WhatsApp”.
The sources explained that the application does not cost the ministry much compared to the expenses borne by the ministry in collecting dues through traditional means. This new service saves millions of dinars of the State Treasury. It will also help in increasing the rate of collection of dues, which the ministry is keen about, as it is public money which needs to be preserved, especially amid the increase in the tariffs for the commercial and investment sectors.
Meanwhile, they revealed that the ministry has completed its field survey to separate the water and electricity meters of the commercial and investment buildings in all areas of Kuwait.
The sources urged the consumer leasing stores for commercial activities to “separate the meters and allocate a meter for each commercial activity in order to avoid the entire premises to be billed based on the tariffs of commercial service”.
Furthermore, Assistant Undersecretary
Al-Hassan
for Road Engineering Sector at the Ministry of Public Works Eng Ahmed Al-Hassan announced that three contracts will be signed within the coming months as part of the ministry’s development plan, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Al-Hassan revealed the three tenders include improvement of Abdali Road from Mutla’a City to the Regional Road intersection, Salmi Road (first stage) and South Surra Road (second stage).
He affirmed the contracts are ready and they are just waiting for the monitoring bodies’ approval.
He added a number of agreements will be launched soon such as the construction and maintenance of bridges and roads along the Second Ring Road and Damascus Street, as well as the construction and maintenance of rainwater drainage system in the northern and southern urban areas.
He also disclosed that 30 percent of the construction and maintenance of intersections in the western part of the Fifth Ring Road has been completed, affirming the project is progressing ahead of schedule.
He said the expected hand over date of the project is in January 2020 with a total cost of KD 108, 800,000. He added the project shall serve areas in the western part of the Fifth Ring Road including Ardiya, Ferdous, Sulaibiya, Sulaibikhat, South Doha and Al-Qairawan.
He went on to say that the number of lanes will increase from three to four in each direction once the project is completed, in addition to byroads and emergency lanes.
He explained the project aims to enhance safety levels and increase maximum speed from 80 kms to 120 kms per hour, indicating the specified implementation period for the project is 46 months.