Khaitan is slowly being transformed into the new Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, especially with the rise of makeshift markets that sell vegetables, fruits, and various commodities of unknown origin, in addition to the rising thefts, Al Qabas reports.
The continuation of the current situation is reminiscent of the phenomenon of illegal activities that is well-known in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh that suffers from overpopulation, environmental pollution and lack of law and order in the areas.
This is despite the fact that the Khaitan area is considered one of the best, with a thriving commercial center and a population of citizens and expats. However, those entering the sixth plot of Khaitan, where a number of Arab houses can be found, there is a lot of negatives to behold, such as neglected roads, and sewage that floods the streets emitting foul odors around the clock.
Residents speaking to Al-Qabas daily said that they have complained to the authorities, but nothing has come of it. They complain of neglected roads, overflowing sewage flooding roads, which has contributed to their destruction, and the presence of many potholes 4 meters in width and about a meter in depth. And in abandoned areas, illegal markets are being set up with the consequences being smells, and environmental pollution.
The absence of Kuwait Municipality’s control over the areas has resulted in poor hygiene due to the failure of cleaners to remove garbage, where it was allowed to accumulate in front of houses and all corners.
Regarding random markets that sell everything imaginable, Arabs and Asians street vendors sell fruits and vegetables at low prices. The owners of vegetable shops in the same area revealed to the daily that these illegal vendors obtain goods from them or from other places at very low prices or pick products approaching the expiry date. Passerbys are encouraged to purchase them regardless of their source.
Miscellaneous goods
The market expands in Khaitan in the afternoon when every vendor arrives to sell what was collected in the morning, whether prepared foods or vegetables and fruits and foodstuffs, some of them have expired, and others are close to expiry. They are sold at low prices, compared to their original price. The most expensive food commodity is worth only 500 fils, while its original price may be three times of that.
Alongside some food supplies, such as milk and flour, phones, possibly stolen, sharp tools such as knives, cleavers, car jackets, are also sold in the market.
At the end of the street devoted to the random market, which is flooded with sewage, there is a small entrance, a corridor between houses, where Asians gather to provide international calls at low prices, compared to the normal local minutes. The population is coping with the situation but it is becoming very difficult given the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic and the negatives have an impact on the well-being of the area.
