The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that the surface water drainage network project, which was implemented at a length of 7.2 km to serve the areas running from Al Hamm Street to Al Sailiya Road was successfully completed. 

This drainage network is connected to another one which Ashghal, which was accomplished in November last year, at a length of 4.4 km and which serves Fereej Al Manaseer, South Muaither, Bu Sidra to Al Furousiya Street. Therefore, both these drainage networks were implemented at an overall length of 11.6 km and serve several Western Areas in the region such as Al Sailiya, Al Mearad, Rawdat Al Naisar, Muaither, Bu Sidra, Southwest Muaither, Al Rayyan East until Fereej Al Manaseer. 

Eng. Fahad Al Otaibi, Head of Western Areas Section, at Ashghal’s Roads Projects Department, mentioned that the recently carried out drainage project work involved pipe laying works for stormwater drainage network and constructing 32 rainwater drainage manholes. The surface water drainage pipes that comes under the project are laid along Al Sailiya Street, Al Hamm Street, Umm Al Shawahin Street and New Al-Sailiya Road, to tie into the pipeline in Al Waab Street up to Al Furousiya Street. The drainage network eventually flows into Bu Sidra and Al-Manaseer pumping stations.

Eng. Fahad Al Otaibi also highlighted that the two networks that were completed and implemented in Doha gives an integrated solution to discharge surface water and stormwater in the main streets in order to reduce stormwater accumulation in the rainy season and facilitate discharging of ponds and rainwater effectively, hence reducing congestion and the risk of traffic accidents during the rainy season. The networks also contribute to lowering the groundwater level to protect the foundations of buildings and roads at these places.

The two drainage networks offer 93 tie-ins and 60 rainwater drainage manholes which serve 7 areas West of Doha and they consist of surface water and rainwater drainage network pipelines laid at depths that varies between 7m to 23m underground. Both the newly implemented networks come under the frame work of Ashghal’s strategy to preserve the environment and public health, wellbeing and safety of the citizens and residents in Qatar.