27 July 2011
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) has finalized contracts for the construction of nine new water storage towers in the Sabah Al-Ahmad housing estate. The reinforced concrete towers, costing a total of KD8.5 million, should be completed and ready for use within the next year, said an MEW official, adding that they will provide water for Sabah Al-Ahmad residents and any others in the area requiring it.
Meanwhile, the MEW is awaiting the delivery of a number of massive new soundproofed diesel generators. The generators, costing a total of KD15 million, are expected to arrive before Ramadan when the demand for power peaks and will be allocated to those areas prone to power cuts just in case of any blackouts.
On a separate issue, MP Mohammad Al-Huwaila has supported parliamentary colleagues' calls for an emergency meeting of the National Assembly council to discuss the problems faced by high school graduates unable to get places at Kuwait University despite meeting the entrance criteria due to the university's overcapacity problems.
Al-Huwaila added that if the government and university succeeded in resolving the problem beforehand, there would evidently be no need for such a meeting.
The MP further demanded that the government reform the current education system in Kuwait to meet the needs of the increasing numbers of high school graduates, which require a corresponding increase in the number of places available at Kuwait University.
Similar scenes of panic are seen over this issue every year, Al-Huwaila pointed out, asserting that since the youngsters themselves have nothing to do with this intolerable policy of negligence which fails to provide them with the necessary places, they should not be made to suffer for it and that the problem should be resolved as quickly as possible.
On another subject, MP Ali Al-Deqbasi submitted a lengthy list of questions to Minister of Commerce and Industry Amani Buresli on the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's (MCI's) livestock import policy.
Al-Deqbasi asked the ministry to detail the costs of the subsidies offered for each creature imported and the total annual amount paid in subsidies, as well as requesting information on how the ministry monitors the local livestock market and the activities of the Livestock Transportation and Trading Company (LTTC), the only government-approved livestock importer.
The MP further requested details on the ministry's livestock quality control assessment methods, as well as on any violations of these, and asked for information on public complaints about non-availability of meat at local butchers. In the case of any complaints being received, he asked, what measures had been taken.
Amongst the many other questions put by the MP to minister Buresli on the subject were a number on pricing mechanisms, rules on livestock provision, and legal action taken against any offenders.
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) has finalized contracts for the construction of nine new water storage towers in the Sabah Al-Ahmad housing estate. The reinforced concrete towers, costing a total of KD8.5 million, should be completed and ready for use within the next year, said an MEW official, adding that they will provide water for Sabah Al-Ahmad residents and any others in the area requiring it.
Meanwhile, the MEW is awaiting the delivery of a number of massive new soundproofed diesel generators. The generators, costing a total of KD15 million, are expected to arrive before Ramadan when the demand for power peaks and will be allocated to those areas prone to power cuts just in case of any blackouts.
On a separate issue, MP Mohammad Al-Huwaila has supported parliamentary colleagues' calls for an emergency meeting of the National Assembly council to discuss the problems faced by high school graduates unable to get places at Kuwait University despite meeting the entrance criteria due to the university's overcapacity problems.
Al-Huwaila added that if the government and university succeeded in resolving the problem beforehand, there would evidently be no need for such a meeting.
The MP further demanded that the government reform the current education system in Kuwait to meet the needs of the increasing numbers of high school graduates, which require a corresponding increase in the number of places available at Kuwait University.
Similar scenes of panic are seen over this issue every year, Al-Huwaila pointed out, asserting that since the youngsters themselves have nothing to do with this intolerable policy of negligence which fails to provide them with the necessary places, they should not be made to suffer for it and that the problem should be resolved as quickly as possible.
On another subject, MP Ali Al-Deqbasi submitted a lengthy list of questions to Minister of Commerce and Industry Amani Buresli on the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's (MCI's) livestock import policy.
Al-Deqbasi asked the ministry to detail the costs of the subsidies offered for each creature imported and the total annual amount paid in subsidies, as well as requesting information on how the ministry monitors the local livestock market and the activities of the Livestock Transportation and Trading Company (LTTC), the only government-approved livestock importer.
The MP further requested details on the ministry's livestock quality control assessment methods, as well as on any violations of these, and asked for information on public complaints about non-availability of meat at local butchers. In the case of any complaints being received, he asked, what measures had been taken.
Amongst the many other questions put by the MP to minister Buresli on the subject were a number on pricing mechanisms, rules on livestock provision, and legal action taken against any offenders.
© Kuwait Times 2011
