The Ministry of Municipality and Environment's (MME) Water Environment Quality Section has offered a tender to select a specialised company to conduct a study of the Qatari waters.
Section head Ali Jassim al-Kuwari told local Arabic daily Arrayah that the consultant is expected to start its operations within six months once an agreement is signed. The first phase involves collection of samples from five locations along Doha Corniche, starting from Hamad International Airport and up to The Pearl-Qatar.
The consultant can benefit from the old studies on the same issue carried out by various entities including Qatar University and Qatar Petroleum and compare the old and new outcomes to identify the changes in the Gulf marine environment and find ways to restore the conditions to the optimum level.
Janan, the research vessel under Qatar University's Environmental Science Centre, has been making periodic research trips to study the country's marine environment.
Al-Kuwari said the consultant is expected to accomplish the project within one year and issue a report. Subsequently a pilot is to be launched to study the issue from all perspectives, aimed at improving the quality of water in Doha's marine environment through the restoration of the seabed soil or installing devices to create sea currents.
The official added that Doha Corniche having many water outlets, in addition to the various buildings around it, could have certainly caused some in the marine environment in the vicinity.
 
 
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