Licence must for Ramadan tents

Manama : Permission of concerned Municipal authorities is a must for setting up a tent during the Holy Month of Ramadan. 

“As per the proposal, people will have to take approval or a licence from their concerned municipal area to set up a tent,” Chairman of the Board of the Capital Secretariat Council,  Mohammed Ali Al Kozae told DT News. 

The decision came during the ordinary session of the Capital Secretariat Council held yesterday at the hall of the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning in Manama.  

Elaborating on the proposal to enforce stricter Ramadan-tent safety regulation, Al Kozae said that a tent must be inspected by a safety officer to ensure compliance with fire safety standards as well as by officials from the Ministry of Health before getting approval. 

“Since tents are set up in the residential areas permission from people in the locality is also a must to prevent trouble,” he added. 

Among other decision, the meeting approved naming a street as Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa in the Sanabis on behalf of His Excellency Shaikh Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force and changing the status of Ain Al-Rahi in Sitra from residential to tourist zone. 

The Council also approved creating a public parking space in the Fadhel area, Manama. “The Fadhel area is one of the most overcrowded areas,” he said adding: “An empty plot has been selected for the purpose.”