DOHA: The Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning H E Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani while inaugurating the Karwa Housing City in the Industrial Area yesterday called on all companies in Qatar to follow the example of Mowasalat in setting up quality accommodations for their workers.
Speaking to the media after touring the sprawling Karwa city, that accommodates about 5,000 employees of Mowasalat, the Minister said it was highly commendable to provide integrated services to the workers looking into all aspects of life including health, sports, recreation and the amenities.
He said his ministry was exploring ways to strengthen cooperation with Mowasalat, the state-backed public transport company in Qatar.
The Minister was received at the Karwa City by Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti, chairman and managing director of Mowasalat and other senior officials of the company.
The City, spanning across an area of 500,000 sq m, includes housing facilities, mosque, restaurant, shopping centres, general service shops, sports courts, gymnasium and other facilities, with green areas, roads, wide pathways between buildings and public facilities.
The occasion also saw the official launch of the Public Transport Vehicle Monitoring System recently introduced by Karwa.
The company said it was able to complete this project in record time to coincide with the inauguration of the Karwa City.
Mowasalat employees have already moved to their new accommodation in Karwa City. The project includes a number of other facilities, including parking for Mowasalat buses and taxis, parking areas for residents of the City, Internet café, cafeteria with a variety of cuisines, a dining room with a seating capacity for 800, Q-tel booths, ATM machines, salons, several halls for watching TV and other entertainment facilities.
The first phase of the project costing QR20m was completed in 18 months.
The employees' accommodation area includes 10 blocks each having a ground floor and two upper floors.
Each block has an area of 4,000 sq m, including distribution rooms and control rooms to monitor the fleet. The entire project has been executed at a cost of QR400m.
© The Peninsula 2011
