MME inspects over 134,071 tonnes of imported agri consignments in June

THE Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) implemented several awareness campaigns and inspection tours in different municipalities in June to inspect quarries and agricultural quarantine offices in various customs outlets affiliated to the Agricultural Affairs Department at the ministry.

During the campaigns, the ministry’s teams inspected 5,200 consignments weighing 134,071 tonnes of various types of imported agricultural consignments - plants and production input products - at all customs outlets in the country.

The teams destroyed 56 consignments weighing 132 tonnes for violating the agricultural quarantine law. In cooperation with Al Khor, Al Thakhira and Al Shamal municipalities, the ministry, represented by the Department of Public Hygiene, conducted awareness campaigns at Ras Al Nouf and Al Ghariya beaches to educate the beachgoers about the need to adhere to the cleanliness of the beaches and distributed waste bags and educational pamphlets, urging them to throw the waste at the designated containers.

The ministry’s teams called on the public to take all precautions and preventive measures to preserve public health and safety.

The Department of Natural Reserves of the ministry, represented by Al Khor marine unit, distributed waste bags to beachgoers to educate the public about the need to preserve the environment.

During the first half of this year, the health control section of the Department of Municipal Control of the Doha Municipality conducted 15,88 inspections tours on food establishments within the geographic scope of the municipality and the Industrial Area.

The tours resulted in the issuance of 588 minutes of violations of the human food control regulation law and issuance of closure decisions for 129 food establishments, 49 of which were reconciled after removing the causes of violations and paying fines. Besides, 178 food samples were withdrawn to ensure compliance with the specifications.

The veterinarian team of the Department of Health Control examined 460,249 carcasses at the automatic slaughterhouse in the central market, where 12,606 carcasses were completely destroyed and 10.5 tonnes of meat were destroyed for being partially not fit for human consumption. Besides, 139 tonnes of fish were examined and 1.3 tonnes were destroyed for not being suitable for human consumption. The complaints team of the department received 333 complaints, which were addressed within 24 hours. Umm Salal, Al Daayen and Al Rayyan municipalities carried out, in coordination with the competent authorities, numerous campaigns to remove abandoned cars and encroachment on state property.