Environ activists said detected air pollution in form of foul odors
King Fahad Expressway to be diverted
KUWAIT CITY, July 5: Environmental activists Tuesday detected air pollution in the form of foul odors similar to the smell of electric circuit fault in Hawally Governorate, as well as Andalous and Jaber Al-Ahmad City, citing the oil sector to be the source of the air pollution, reports Al-Qabas daily.
According to informed sources from Environment Public Authority (EPA), the concerned authorities have been informed about the air pollution. Specialized teams affiliated to Air Quality Department toured a number of areas for detecting and monitoring the pollution through the stations located throughout the country.
They revealed that the air quality station of an embassy situated in Bayan area recorded a remarkable rise in the rate of air pollution, describing it online as unhealthy.
Director General of Public Authority for Roads and Land Transport Engineer Ahmad Al-Hassan stated that King Fahad Expressway will be diverted to the access road at Seventh Ring Road intersection for three days to pave way for the demolition of an old bridge, reports Al-Rai daily.
Al-Hassan said the sector will coordinate with the Traffic Engineering Department at Ministry of Interior to facilitate traffic flow until the completion of work and re-opening of the road. He added the ring roads development is one of the major infrastructure projects aimed at reducing traffic jam.