Nod for Tubli Bay plan

The Cabinet chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, yesterday approved a comprehensive plan to develop Tubli Bay and its surrounding areas while preserving its environment.

The comprehensive plan, reviewed by the Government Executive Committee, provides solutions to improve water flow through the bay, and the expansion of the canal located south of Ma’ameer to 270 meters instead of the current 30 meters.

The plan also includes the establishment of 12 additional canals with a total length of 70 meters, to be constructed at the water crossing below Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Street (Ma’ameer crossing), which currently consists of only 6 waterways at a total length of 23 meters.

The plan, submitted in a memorandum by the Minister of Finance and National Economy, and the Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, also includes the implementation of a hydrodynamic research study of water movement and quality in Tubli Bay, as well as the implementation of the second phase of the project, which aims to improve water treatment using advanced technologies, and the planting of mangroves.