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Some residents of Umm Salal have urged the competent authorities to deal with the issue of houses in residential neighbourhoods being used as accommodation for labourers by companies, local Arabic daily Al Sharq has reported. |
Pointing out that hundreds of such workers are living in houses in the area, the residents say there is lack of monitoring and many residents are keen to lease their old houses to companies that pay high rents, thereby aggravating the problem, the report states.
Meanwhile, some residents have referred to the use of houses in the area as stores for food materials while others are turned into workshops for repairing cars and trucks. The houses also contain large amounts of waste at times, they allege.
Due to these issues, say the residents, many families are considering shifting from the area despite having lived there for years, according to the report.
Violations by commercial outlets
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce issued 63 violation reports to various commercial outlets in September.
The violations were detected during an intensive campaign by the ministry to monitor local markets and ensure compliance with consumer protection laws and regulations.
Most of the violation reports pertained to not posting price tags for items on display and providing inaccurate information. Unauthorised hike in prices and selling expired products were some of the other violations detected.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment’s agricultural quarantine section destroyed 13 cargoes of imported agricultural products, weighing 43 tonnes, in September as they were found to have been unfit.
Some 5,383 cargoes of imported agricultural products – weighing around 11,1010 tonnes - were inspected and passed at the quarantine section
