Areas falling under Al Daayen Municipality have seen significant urban expansion in recent times, with around 6% of Qataris living there, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported, quoting a senior official.
Mohamed Hassan al-Nuiami, director of the municipal affairs department at Al Daayen Municipality, stressed that the area is rapidly becoming a major destination for inhabitants and municipal services are being developed at a swift pace.
In particular, areas where new plots of land have been given to Qataris have seen significant construction works.
According to the latest statistics, 1,017 requests for building permits were received in 2014 by the development and building permits section. In the same period, the section issued 703 building permits, 787 building completion certificates, 61 maintenance permits, 21 demolition permits, 49 temporary licences to manage projects and 20 permits for fencing works.
Further, al-Nuiami said the technical affairs department issued 223 digging permits, 79 site-cleaning certificates and 653 approvals to remove rubble in 2014.  Al Daayen is one of the newest municipalities in the country and boasts of various attractions, in areas such as tourism, sports and heritage, he adds.


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