Bid to find solution to traffic rush
Aerial tour of areas conducted
By Abdul-Nasser Al-Aslami
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 8: Municipal Council Deputy Chairman Abdul-Aziz Al-Mihree and council member Mishael Al-Hamdhan accompanied by the Assistant Undersecretary for Traffic and Operations in the Ministry of Interior Major General Jamal Al-Sayegh conducted an aerial tour to monitor the traffic flow on several major roads in the Capital and its surroundings. The aerial tour was aimed at pinpointing areas of deep traffic congestion in order to find a suitable practical solution through stipulation of necessary regulations by the municipal council.
In a statement, Al-Mihree mentioned that the municipal council has a major interest in traffic issue in the sense that it fully cooperates in stipulating regulations that serve the situation, which he stressed, needs a comprehensive plan to remedy. “This can only be achieved through proper planning of the cities and development of the main road network of the country, as well as the road entrances and exits in various areas, which needs collective effort from relevant institutions to achieve”.
Public Relations Department of Kuwait Municipality has announced that inspection tour of the Checking and Followup Committee at the Municipal Services Department of Jahra Governorate resulted in the issuance of 157 violations through visits to 500 shops in the month of September.
Director of Audit and Followup of Municipality Services Mohsen Al Dewaikh said KD 3,000 was collected in fines issued against 30 violations, and inspectors removed 1,756 advertisement violations along the roads. He appealed to shop owners, and owners of advertisements and calligraphers to desist from mounting adverts without the approval of the Municipality.
3 firemen injured:
Three firemen inhaled smoke and suffered breathing difficulty in a fire that broke out in a building at Hawalli area. Public Relations and Media Sector of the Fire Department stated the Operations Room of the Interior Ministry received a complaint Tuesday morning about a fire in a 12th-storey building in Hawalli.
Acting on information, three fire brigades were dispatched to the scene accompanied by medical emergency men and security operatives. They managed to control the blaze, which had started in a flat on the 10th floor of the building, as the firemen evacuated the tenants and dealt with the situation. Investigation is on going to know cause of fire.
Media report denied:
Public Relations and Security Media Department denied news item published in a local newspaper about the renewal of private registration book for “Bedoun” even if their security cards have expired, noting any new amendment or decisions in that regard be published in advance.