Ministry in cleanup campaign at Al Thakhira beach

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has conducted a comprehensive cleanup campaign at Al Thakhira beach.

During the campaign, 18 tonnes of gravel were removed in the first stage and the beach was covered with a layer of soft sand in 92 batches, amounting to 882 tonnes.

Safar Mubarak al-Shafi, director of the MME's General Cleanliness Department, said the campaign came as part of the ministry's keenness to revamp Qatar's beach entertainment facilities for the country's inhabitants.

He noted that the cleanup campaign was carried out in a phased manner to maintain smooth operations. The work on revamping the beach started on April 10 and continued until May 9, the MME said in a statement.

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