TDT | Manama The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com More than 2,400 violations were removed from the Capital Municipality area during the first quarter of this year. Violations removed include illegal posters and banners, unlicensed street vendors, scrap cars, dilapidate
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
More than 2,400 violations were removed from the Capital Municipality area during the first quarter of this year. Violations removed include illegal posters and banners, unlicensed street vendors, scrap cars, dilapidated houses, encroachments on public roads, building violations, cars parked for sale, dead animals and rainwater pools.
The municipal officials said these campaigns are part of efforts to modernise and enhance the aesthetic value of the capital area.
Illegally placed advertisement poster dominated the violations, with the officials removing 970 of them. Violations related to road works came second, with the officials removing a total of 570 iron poles, ginkgo umbrellas and plantings that harmed pedestrian and traffic movements.
Authorities also pressed charges against 541 street vendors and removed 121 construction waste piles. Municipal officials removed 164 cars parked illegally on public roads and other areas with for-sale tags. The number of scrap cars removed reached 15.
Officials also removed 19 dead animals during the past three months, from January to March. Capital officials also said they removed 2,534 shipments of household septic waste during the first quarter.
The Capital Municipality said that all these violations are against Law No. (2) of 1996 regarding public road works. Municipal officials said the law requires notifying the violators on the need to correct their violations. “In case of non-compliance, the municipality will take the initiative to remove them, but at the expense of the violator,” said officials.
The Municipality said it is continuing to remove iron poles, illegally placed umbrellas and other unlicensed installations from the capital with the help of competent authorities.
The Capital Municipality also called on citizens and residents to take necessary approvals before carrying out any construction works or occupying the public road to avoid legal action. Officials also urged citizens and residents to report violations and suggestions through “Tawasul”, or social media accounts, or by calling 17983000.
