Numerous problems affect Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, including increasing health and environmental risks from piles of trash in the area, and providing a haven for lawbreakers and residency violators, said Municipal Council member and head of the committee for Ahmadi governorate, Fuhaid Al-Muwaizri.
Applauding the decisions taken by the State Minister for Municipal Affairs, Fahd Al-Shula, to form a specialized committee to tackle the problems afflicting Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Al-Muwaizri said the area is a catastrophe.
He added that the newly formed committee, with members from various government agencies, will concentrate on tackling all the “negatives” in the area and find the necessary solutions within six months, after which it will submit its report to Minister Al-Shula
Meanwhile, the committee following up with the issue of ‘bachelors’ residing in private residential areas, headed by Deputy Director General for Farwaniya and Mubarak Al-Kabeer affairs Ammar Al-Ammar, held a meeting with the participation of Farwaniya security director, director of environment police, debris department director at the Environment Public Authority, assistant undersecretary for distribution networks at the ministry of electricity and water, representative of the Public Authority for Civil Information and other officials, to discuss the issues and overcoming obstacles faced by the team looking to stop single expat men living in private residential areas.
In the meantime, Municipal Council member and head of the petitions and complaints committee Meshaal Al-Hamdan said he will ask the municipality’s legislative branch to provide statistics on the number of evictions that have taken place in each governorate since January 2019 and the procedures taken in this regard.