The Central Municipal Council (CMC) has made various recommendations to combat the menace of counterfeit electrical appliances in the local market as these goods pose serious risks to users.
The CMC recommended that the Consumer Protection Department in the Ministry of Economy and Commerce conduct intensive inspection campaigns at outlets to seize counterfeit products. It should also conduct an awareness campaign to instruct consumers on how to identify non-genuine products and avoid buying them.
Further, the Ministry of Environment should conduct a survey in co-operation with related entities to identify fake items and notify consumers accordingly; the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) should also play an active role in this, it was suggested.
At its regular bi-weekly session, the council recommended that the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) should adopt a strategy to improve street lighting in a way that saves energy and is the most adequate for the areas in question.
The CMC also urged the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP) to study the possibility of granting residential plots to locals who have moved away from Doha to the outskirts to encourage them to live there. The MMUP should provide these areas with all the necessary public services and infrastructure for the benefit of the people and help them continue living in those areas.
