Qatar

Ministries and QOC among award winners

April 23, 2014 | 12:32 AM

A cultural programme being held as part of the celebrations to coincide with the second anniversary of the Tarsheed campaign yesterday

The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) are among the winners of the awards instituted by the Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) as part of its ongoing Tarsheed campaign.

The five-year Tarsheed campaign is aimed at reducing consumption of electricity and water in the country.

The award winners are:

* Government: Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs - Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab Mosque

* Industrial: Qatar Cool - The Pearl-Qatar residential compounds

* Sports: QOC - Horse-riding compound, Al Khor

* Commercial: Ezdan Holding - Ezdan Mall

* Residential: Residence of Mohamed Salim al-Mansouri

* Film contest winners: Mohamed Abdullah, P P Ganesh and Hadil al-Marzouqi

* Short story contest for schools: Wadha Mansour al-Khayareen, Mostafa Hassan Sheta and Amr Hamed Hasan.

The Ministry of Environment, Doha Film Institute, Chubu Electric Company and Qatar University also received awards.

April 23, 2014 | 12:32 AM