Municipality eyes crackdown
Machinery inspected
KUWAIT CITY, May 16: Director of Public Hygiene and Road Works at the Hawalli Branch of Kuwait Municipality Engineer Saad Al-Jalawi said the Department of Hygiene Control conducted a field inspection to explore the hygienic conditions of machines and equipment used by the municipality’s contracting companies, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
The tour intended to check the companies’ readiness to kick-start the campaign to improve and upgrade hygienic standards and to curb the phenomenon of widespread “unlicensed bakalas”, abandoned cars and vehicles displayed for sale in public areas. It also aimed to control Comprehensive cooperation and coordination was the best way to rid the world from threat of nuclear weapons and their nonproliferation, he added.
“We need to strengthen this initiative by implementing all relevant resolutions,” he said.
Al-Sulaiman called for placing mechanism that would hamper delivery of WMD shipments to countries or non-government entities.
The ambassador said the fact 105 countries joined the initiative reflected importance of disarmament.
The initiative aims at banning trade and delivery of WMD, as well as boosting cooperation among countries to prevent WMD smuggling.
Meanwhile, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) and the UN World Food Program (WFP) signed Wednesday a $1m joint deal to provide necessary assistance to the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Chairman of the Board at KRCS Dr Hilal Al-Sayer told KUNA after signing the agreement that the society was keen on cooperating with international organizations such as the WFP to help those in need around the globe.
The Rohingya, who are prosecuted by the Buddhist majority in Myanmar, have sought refuge in safe areas within their country and Bangladesh, said Dr Al-Sayer who stressed the importance of the deal, which provides food material to the WFP’s central kitchen in Bangladesh.
On his part, the UN World Food Program (WFP) office in the UAE and GCC Dr Abdullah Al-Wardat lauded cooperation with the KRCS, affirming that Kuwaiti teams were known for their efficient work and responsibility in carrying out humanitarian missions.
The current deal reflects the strong ties between the two sides and hopefully such cooperation would continue for years to come, said the WFP official.
Kuwait Ambassador to France Sami Al-Sulaiman participates in a highlevel political meeting on nuclear non-proliferation initiative.
the rate of violating municipal laws and regulations through the enforcement ministerial decision No.190/2008.
Engineer Al-Jalawi noted the department assessed cleanliness of the machinery and equipment. It also checked the availability of machinery, metal garbage bins and fixed baskets over and above the number of workers supplied under the contracts.
About 126 machinery comprising hydraulic compressors, automatic sweepers, tippers, and water tankers were inspected, besides checking the availability of 600 metal garbage bins and supply of 500 cleaning workers.