Facility upgrades

TDT | Manama

Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com

Capital Trustees Board sets roads, drainage, lighting and parking as priorities

Streetlight upgrades, new parks and more public toilets are among the priorities set by the Capital Trustees Board as it opened its fourth session yesterday.

The meeting, attended by Municipalities Minister, His Excellency Wael Al Mubarak, also signed off specialised committees for 2025–2026 and laid out work on roads, drainage, lighting, parking and community schemes.

Plan

Chairman Eng. Saleh Taher Tarradah reviewed the previous term’s work and said the plan for the year aims to raise the quality of municipal services, develop parks and public facilities and build stronger links with residents.

The minister said the ministry would work closely with the board on projects ahead, noting joint work on infrastructure, urban planning and service delivery.

Members approved the minutes of the last sitting, noted the ministry’s replies to proposals lodged during the recess and endorsed the standing general Committee’s recommendations.

Committees

They then confirmed the lineup of four specialised committees for the new term.

Dr Kholoud Al Qattan will chair Public Relations and Media, with Dr Wafaa Ajour as vice-chair and membership of Fatima Al Haji and Eng. Huda Sultan.

The Technical Committee will be led by Mubarak Al Nuaimi, with Maytham Al Hayki as vice-chair and Dr Bashar Ahmadi and Eng. Mohammed Tawfiq as members.

Services and Public Facilities will be chaired by Eng. Mohammed Tawfiq Al Abbas, with Fatima Al Haji as vice-chair and membership of Dr Abdelhassan Al Deiri, Eng. Huda Sultan and Dr Wafaa Ajour.

The Financial and Legal Committee will be chaired by Eng. Huda Sultan, with Dr Abdelhassan Al Deiri as vice-chair and membership of Dr Bashar Ahmadi, Maytham Al Hayki and Mubarak Al Nuaimi.

Members pointed to practical steps to ease parking pressure, upgrade roads and lighting and expand or refurbish parks and public spaces.

They also discussed work on markets and heritage-style facilities, support for investment with the private sector and community schemes such as the ‘Friends of Parks’ initiative.

The session closed with the board and the ministry saying they would continue to work together to meet residents’ needs and strengthen Manama’s standing as a modern capital with reliable services.