Stop dumping harmful waste!

By RASHA AL QAHTANI
CONSTRUCTION companies have been ordered by the Manama Municipality to stop dumping waste materials at a Juffair coastline and a private plot of land.
The move followed a petition signed by Juffair residents, who asked the Manama Municipal Council to preserve the area's environment.
Residents said the pollution has also been emitting a stench that was becoming unbearable.
"I inspected the land accompanied by environment experts. It was appalling," council member Sayed Yousif Hashim Alawi told the GDN.
"These companies have been dumping harmful waste for a very long time now, which destroyed a large section of wildlife and the plants it thrives on.
"The building waste materials polluted the water, which may be harmful to the seagulls normally found there.
"This made the residents ask the municipality to order the companies to stop dumping their waste and preserve the environment and cleanliness of the coastline."
The residents also demanded the area be cleaned up of the waste, which has already been started by the municipality.
Mr Alawi warned that action would be taken against companies that may be dumping waste illegally in the future.
"Factories that are found dumping illegally will be punished according to the amount of waste," he said.
"They will also be ordered to improve the situation and meet the specifications of the environment inspection team."